US EditionGraffiti calling Angela Rayner 'tax evader' removed after resident pays for clean-up
A resident funded the removal of offensive graffiti accusing Angela Rayner of tax evasion after council workers withdrew due to local complaints about the cleanup speed.
- A resident has paid for the clean-up of graffiti outside Angela Rayner's flat in Hove, with Brighton and Hove City Council citing security concerns and its offensive-graffiti policy.
- The graffiti followed admissions that Ms Rayner underpaid stamp duty, with `b****` and `tax evader` on a white wall outside the �800,000 seaside property in Hove, press reports citing about �40,000.
- Brighton and Hove City Council workers arrived on Thursday to clear graffiti but withdrew after local complaints; Sussex Police treat it as criminal damage and ask the public to call 101 quoting serial 528 of 04/09.
- Ms Rayner resigned on Friday after an official probe, and her spokesperson called the vandalism `totally unjustifiable` while the Prime Minister's spokesperson condemned the attacks.
- MP Peter Kyle said he was disappointed the heritage wall was defaced and noted formal complaints can be made, while similar graffiti appeared on construction chipboard across the road.
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Graffiti Calling Angela Rayner 'tax Evader' Removed After Resident Pays For Clean-up - Great Yorkshire Radio
The graffiti calling Ms Rayner a “tax evader” and a “b****” appeared on a white wall outside her £800,000 seaside property on Thursday after she admitted she did not pay the right amount of stamp duty when she bought it. Across the road, “tax evader Rayner” and “Rayner tax avoidance” were graffitied on a construction chipboard. It was initially scheduled to be cleared away by workers from the local council on Thursday afternoon, but they withdre…
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