Labour refuses to publish documents in Angela Rayner council house row

Labour is reportedly refusing to publish documents that would show where Angela Rayner claimed to be living when she applied to be a parliamentary candidate.

Sir Keir Starmer's party will not reveal the address she gave on internal paperwork or if it still exists citing the police probe into its deputy leader, The Telegraph reports.

Greater Manchester Police is investigating whether Ms Rayner broke electoral law over allegations she may have given false information about her main residence a decade ago.

The Ashton-under-Lyne MP insists her former council house on Vicarage Road in Stockport was her principal residence between 2007 and 2015.

She was registered at the property for five years after she married Mark Rayner in 2010, while he was listed at another address about a mile away in Lowndes Lane.

But neighbours have disputed claims that the couple lived separately.

Ms Rayner is also facing questions over whether she should have paid capital gains tax when she sold her ex-council house for a £48,500 profit amid confusion over whether it was her main residence.

Ms Rayner was selected as the Labour candidate for Ashton-Under-Lyne in September 2014.

GMP initially said it would not be investigating the allegations but reassessed information and launched a probe following a complaint by Tory deputy chairman James Daly.

The Labour firebrand, who denies any wrongdoing, has promised to resign if she is found to have committed a crime over the accusations.

In a statement on Friday, Ms Rayner said: "I've repeatedly said I would welcome the chance to sit down with the appropriate authorities, including the police and HMRC, to set out the facts and draw a line under this matter. I am completely confident I've followed the rules at all times.

"I have always said that integrity and accountability are important in politics. That's why it's important that this is urgently looked at, independently and without political interference.

"I make no apologies for having held Conservative ministers to account in the past. Indeed, the public would rightly expect me to do so as a deputy leader of the Opposition.

"We have seen the Tory Party use this playbook before - reporting political opponents to the police during election campaigns to distract from their record.

"I will say as I did before - if I committed a criminal offence, I would of course do the right thing and step down. The British public deserves politicians who know the rules apply to them."

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer welcomed the police investigation into Ms Rayner's council house sale and said he had "full confidence" that she had not broken the rules.