REVEALED: Former Tory minister who leapt to Angela Rayner's defence... is working for Labour

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Nick Boles was lauded by the Left last week after accusing the Tories of 'hypocrisy' for questioning whether Labour's deputy leader is telling the truth about her property dealings.

Nick Boles is advising Labour on how to implement party's plans for governmentA former Conservative minister who leapt to the defence of Angela Rayner is secretly working as an adviser to Labour.

Mr Boles confirmed that he is working as an 'informal adviser' to Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff, Sue Gray, as she draws up Labour's plans for power. He declined to say how the arrangement came about, or how long he has been working as a Labour adviser.

Advertisement The former minister said Rishi Sunak and former Tory treasurer Lord Ashcroft, who first raised concerns about Ms Rayner's conduct, had both benefited from their families' use of non-dom tax status in the past and were now living 'lives of luxury'. Mr Boles' attack line was echoed almost word for word by Sir Keir at Prime Minister's Questions last week, with the Labour leader claiming the Prime Minister and Lord Ashcroft were two wealthy men 'smearing a working-class woman'.

'The fact he is advising Starmer's chief of staff puts a completely different complexion on his comments – no wonder he didn't want to mention it.'

 

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