ANGELA Rayner has stepped out in what appears to be a dupe of Louis Vuitton’s iconic “Millionaire” shades.
The Deputy Prime Minister was seen donning brightly coloured eyewear complete with orange lenses – as she broke cover amid scandal over her tax affairs.
AlamyAngela Rayner shows off her new sunglasses today[/caption]
AlamyShe stepped out of the car with the brand new pair[/caption]
Louis VuittonThe glasses look remarkably similar to Louis Vuitton’s 1.1 Millionaires Square Sunglasses[/caption]
AlamyRayner arrived at Downing Street for the first Cabinet meeting after the Summer recess[/caption]
She paired the striking glasses with a cream herringbone jacket and flared green trousers.
The Deputy PM was then seen heading into No.10 for the first Cabinet meeting of the new parliamentary term.
And her flash glasses – which look like a duplicate of Louis Vuitton’s £600 Millionaires Square Sunglasses – caught attention.
Could the deputy PM be sending a cheeky message to critics as she remains embroiled in scrutiny surrounding her three homes?
The Deputy Prime Minister, said to have escaped a £40,000 stamp duty bill when buying a flat – but says she can’t address the controversy because of a mystery court order.
Her boss, Sir Keir Starmer, yesterday also side-stepped whether she had questions to answer, insisting she was “incredible” in her role.
The Tories are demanding she is investigated by independent ethics adviser Sir Laurie Magnus over her property in Hove, East Sussex.
Ms Rayner, also Housing Secretary, is understood to have saved £40,000 in stamp duty after removing her name from the deeds of a family property in her constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester.
It was also reported that remains her primary residence, which saves £2,000 in council tax on her central London grace-and-favour pad.
She also split the ownership of her £650,000 constituency home, placing it in a trust administered by law firm Shoosmiths.
Pals of Labour’s No2 reject claims that the move was related to inheritance tax.
However, Tory Party chair Kevin Hollinrake said Ms Rayner should “come clean on the litany of accusations of tax avoidance — be it stamp duty, council tax or inheritance tax”.
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch called for clarity, adding: “The reason why people are asking, as they have been in my constituency, is that they’re worried about hypocrisy.
“We are facing property taxes coming in with the Budget, so people start suspecting or worrying that she’s making decisions because she knows what’s coming up.”
Sir Keir told the BBC: “Angela came from a very humble background, battled all sorts of challenges along the way, and there she is proudly — and I’m proud of her — as our Deputy Prime Minister.”
GettyRayner greets Foreign Secretary David Lammy[/caption]
GettyThe Deputy Prime Minister’s purchase of an £800,000 flat in Hove sparked backlash[/caption] Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
