Tories repeat calls for Rayner to resign after lawyers claim they did not provide tax advice

'She must resign': Tory Party Chairman says 'liability' Angela Rayner's tax affairs leave her position untenable

The Conservative Party Chairman has called on Angela Rayner to resign saying her tax affairs leave her position untenable.

Tories repeat calls for Rayner to resign after lawyers claim they did not provide tax advice

Lawyers for the housing secretary issues statement saying they never provided her with tax advice - and claim they have been made "scapegoats".

Rayner's lawyers: 'We are being made scapegoats'

The law firm used by under-fire Angela Rayner for the purchase of an £800,000 flat in Hove say that they have been made “scapegoats” and did not give the Deputy Prime Minister any tax advice. In a statement issued to The Telegraph, Joanna Verrico, managing director of the family-run firm, said that their procedure is to refer clients to a tax expert. “We acted for Ms Rayner when she purchased the flat in Hove. We did not and never have given tax…