I bought my council house back in 2007.

I owned my own home, lived there, paid the bills there and was registered to vote there, prior to selling the house in 2015.

All before I was an MP… I've never been a ‘landlady’, owned a property portfolio or been a non-dom.

As with the majority of ordinary people who sell their own homes, I was not liable for capital gains tax because it was my home and the only one I owned.

Being able to buy my council house back in 2007 was a proud moment for me. I worked hard, saved and bought it by the book.

I’m not ashamed - but I am angry that the Tories have since put the dream of a secure home out of reach for so many others. 🏡 🧵 Labour believes those who live in a council house should have the opportunity to own their own home.

Working people should be able to buy the social home they rented for a reasonable discount.

There are far better ways to build the new homes we desperately need than green lighting water pollution.

I’ve written with @SteveReedMP on why Labour will oppose these latest reckless plans from the Tory Party that brought you the sewage scandal.

🧵1/9
thetimes.co.uk/article/4c3b0c… The Tories (that’s you @michaelgove ) are being thoroughly disingenuous in suggesting that the only way we can build the homes we need in sensitive river catchment areas is by weakening environmental law. Don’t fall for it. 2/9

Labour’s New Deal for Working People will be the biggest levelling-up of workers’ rights in decades - providing security, treating workers fairly, and paying a decent wage. 🧵1/8
labour.org.uk/page/a-new-dea… We’ll tackle insecure work by banning zero-hours contracts, ending fire and rehire and ending qualifying periods for basic rights, which currently leave working people waiting up to two years for basic protections. 2/8

Labour will empower trade unions to negotiate on behalf of their members, repealing vindictive anti-trade union legislation and strengthening union rights.

We will not only respect unions - but enhance their role. 🧵👇🏻 I was asked whether a Labour government would give a 10% pay rise across the board right now. I said the blunt answer is ‘no’ - that’s just not how the process works. (2/5)

Mark Fullbrook should never have been appointed Downing Street Chief of Staff - there’s certainly no place for him in No 10 now. His position is untenable. He must go.

The PM’s appalling judgement yet again exposed for all to see.

My letter with @DavidLammy to @liztruss👇🏻 1/4 His continued presence is not just a potential security risk but an ongoing threat to the credibility and prospects of UK diplomacy and ethical standards in government.

It rides roughshod over established protocols and leaves unacceptable conflict of interest in Downing St. 2/4

Boris Johnson has finally admitted meeting a former KGB agent while Foreign Secretary.

The secret meeting came in the wake of an attack on British soil and after a crucial NATO summit.

But this mealy-mouthed new statement on Lebedev raises more questions than it answers. 1/5 Keeping the British people safe should be a priority of government, but this web of murky relationships shows the Conservatives cannot be trusted with our national security. 2/5

The Prime Minister’s mysterious ethics adviser Lord Geidt appeared before MPs today after threatening to resign over attempts to rig the rules on misconduct. His words are not always the easiest to interpret - so here's what we learned. 👇🏻🪡 Lord Geidt observed that it has been "a busy year" in his role as adviser on ministerial misconduct. You can say that again. Boris Johnson’s government is mired in scandal - the Downing Street flat refurbishment, Rishi Sunak’s finances and of course Partygate to name a few. 🗄

Women in politics face sexism and misogyny every day - and I’m no different.

This morning’s is the latest dose of gutter journalism courtesy of @MoS_Politics

🧵👇🏻1/9 I stand accused of a “ploy” to “distract” the helpless PM - by being a woman, having legs and wearing clothes.

I am conspiring to “put him off his stride”.

The rest I won’t repeat - but you get the picture.

2/9

It’s now been confirmed by Number 10 that Rishi Sunak has been referred to the Government’s ‘independent’ standards adviser Lord Geidt.

But something here just doesn’t add up…📈

🧵👇🏻 Late last week the Prime Minister claimed to have been unaware of bombshell revelations about Rishi Sunak’s finances. 1/9

I wrote to the Prime Minister yesterday afternoon setting out a catalogue of potential breaches of the Ministerial Code by the Chancellor.

Within hours, Rishi Sunak had surrendered himself to a sleaze investigation.

Now the public deserve answers.

Here’s my letter in full👇🏻 1/5

I have written to @BorisJohnson and every single Cabinet Minister to ask them to finally come clean about parties they have attended.

Enough of the dodging and denial, the British public deserve the truth right now. Hi @pritipatel
Anything you'd like to tell us about? I know you were a strong defender of lockdown rules.

Yesterday I gave a speech at @instituteforgov setting out Labour's plans to clean up politics - tougher rules and proper enforcement of the rules by an independent body that is not controlled by the Prime Minister.

You can read it in full here.. (1/17)

labour.org.uk/press/angela-r… The truth is that the current system only works when there is respect for the rules and there are consequences for breaking them.

Because of Boris Johnson there is no respect for the rules and no consequences for breaking them. That is why we need to change the system. (2/17)

Thread: @Ed_Miliband and I have written to the government's Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests and the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards regarding a Minister (@annietrev) appearing to mislead Parliament about the links between Aquind and Conservative Ministers. Aquind have been lobbying Ministers to give the green light to a £1.2 bn electric interconnector project which is fierely opposed by the local community - and even the local Conservative MP.

Anne-Martie Trevelyan herself has received £2,500 from Aquind.

portsmouth.co.uk/news/politics/…

Thread: Ministers have launched another cover up of corruption.

Today @SteveBarclay refused to publish meeting minutes and correspondence related to £3.5bn Covid contracts awarded without tender to Conservative Party donors and companies linked to Conservative Ministers (1/5) .. And could not even say whether the missing (if they ever existed in the first place!) minutes from the Randox/Owen Paterson/Lord Bethell meetings had been found or will be published. The almost £600m given to Randox is just the tip of the Conservative corruption iceberg. (2/5)

Last week Ministers admitted that they have no minutes or records from meetings between government Ministers and Randox - the company that paid Owen Paterson to lobby for them and was awarded £600m in contracts.

I have demanded an investigation into these secret meetings. (1/7) On Wednesday when Labour forced a vote to make the government publish the minutes of the meetings between Ministers & Randox a government Minister told Parliament that they don't have the minutes. They either never existed or have been deleted/lost. (2/7)

https://twitter.com/AngelaRayner/status/1460966933285724167

Let me tell you a story about @michaelgove.

Today it has been revealed that Michael Gove referred his close personal friend, personal donor and beauty company owner David Meller to the government’s fast-track VIP lane, helping him get a £50m contract.
politico.eu/article/conser… As Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster & Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove was in charge of the government’s procurement policy. In that role, @michaelgove was responsible for ensuring that all contracts are awarded “based on value for money.. achieved through competition”.

Yesterday at #PMQs @DominicRaab tried to patronise and talk down to me. I've done a bit more research on the 115 room mansion, Chevening, that he is fighting over...

1. There is no mention of Chevening on the Charity Commission website so it does not appear to be a charity 2. Chevening has received taxpayers' money whilst the Conservatives have been in office.

3. The estate is exempt from paying taxes, so the taxpayer does in fact subsidise and therefore fund the estate.

4. The Chevening Estate Act says that the trust is not a charity.

Thread: @MichaelGove was too chicken to come to Parliament yesterday to answer questions on the Public First contract (the case where the government acted unlawfully by awarding a contract to his friends. So I’ve written to him with some questions. (1/10)
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi… In this case the judge made a ruling of “apparent bias”, which is clearly a breach of the Ministerial Code. @michaelgove must now be investigated for breaching the Ministerial Code in this case. (2/10

https://twitter.com/AngelaRayner/status/1402920634062151682

I have demanded an investigation into @michaelgove breaking the Ministerial Code by misleading Parliament following a judge ruling that the Cabinet Office misled a court.

The Ministerial Code is clear that Ministers who knowingly mislead Parliament are expected to resign. (1/9) After a 3 year legal battle the government lost a significant legal case regarding a secretive "Clearing House" in the Cabinet Office which handles FOI requests.

The judge in the case ruled that the Cabinet Office's case & defence was "misleading". (2/9)

opendemocracy.net/en/freedom-of-…

THREAD: I have written to Lord Geidt today following the publication of the Register of Ministers' Interests and his report clearing the Prime Minister of wrongdoing. There are serious issues that must be addressed urgently, and unanswered questions that must be answered. (1/11) Firstly, Lord Geidt must publish all details, payments and correspondence regarding the refurbishment of the Prime Minister’s flat, which we now know was paid for by a Tory donor. Lord Geidt confirms "an interest did arise" but this interest has not been declared. Why not? (2/11)