"It didn't take them long to find her. Spray-painted on the wall outside Angela Rayner's new flat in Hove, East Sussex, in purple, red and yellow, the graffiti variously read Tax evader Rayner and Bitch. Politics comes scarily close to home these days, and that in turn makes politicians much more wary than they used to be of revealing anything about their home lives."
"That's not an excuse for how the deputy prime minister may have reacted when journalists started sniffing around her new post-divorce life by the sea, leading to pictures of the Hove flat and her children's family home in Ashton-under-Lyne appearing in the papers, and ultimately to her having to lift a court order protecting the privacy of her disabled son in order to explain exactly how she ended up apparently underpaying 40,000 in stamp duty on the new flat."
Graffiti and threats have targeted Angela Rayner's new flat, naming her a "Tax evader" and using abusive language. High-profile politicians and their families have faced violent incidents and stalking, including an alleged arson attack and prior threats to other MPs. Journalists published images of Rayner's new residence and her children's family home, which led to the lifting of a court order that had protected her disabled son's privacy. The privacy breach forced an explanation of an apparent £40,000 stamp duty shortfall after following disputed legal advice. Rising political vitriol is increasing personal risk while amplifying demands for public accountability.
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