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Thursday 18 April 2024

Rayner And Cops - Who Wrote The Letter?

For people merely reporting the news, the perpetually thirsty Paul Staines and his rabble at the Guido Fawkes blog seem very familiar with the claims now being investigated by Greater Manchester Police regarding what Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner may or may not have done wrong. More familiar, it seems, than the Tory MP who made the complaint.

If James Daly didn't write his own letter ...

One has to wade through an awful lot of creepy and obsessive bad faith knocking copy - the thought enters that, had the target been Fawkes fave (yes, it’s her again) Nadine Dorries, she would have already have called her detractors for alleged stalking - to find that the Tory MP concerned was James Daly, who sits for Bury North (until the election, after which he won’t).

The Great Guido, in a superb example of geographical ignorance, describes him as a “local” MP, despite Bury North not only not bordering Ashton-Under-Lyne, Ms Rayner’s constituency, but also being some distance from it. But the Fawkes massive knows rather more about the complaint being made to the unfortunate cops about what Ms Rayner did or did not do.

So much, in fact, that the Fawkes blog dedicated a long-ish and tedious post to the matter last week, telling those not yet asleep that “Most commentators are focusing on the electoral roll aspect”, but “with a 12-month limit for proceedings to commence after the crime was committed - this means that the police probably won’t recommend … that Rayner be prosecuted”.

Shouldn’t that be “allegedly” committed? But do go on. “A perjury charge would also be disproportionate in isolation”. Would it now? Have Staines and his pals been taking legal advice? Carry on. “What then was her motive for pretending publicly on the electoral roll that she lived at her old house? It was almost certainly to avail [sic] of the substantial council house discount”.

Was it now? “By misrepresenting where she was living she could, prima facie, have obtained a financial benefit of £16,975”. They have been taking legal advice, haven’t they? And the conclusion from all of the above?

... then who done it?

The substantive issue for the police is nothing to do with capital gains tax, or taxes on rental income or any other of the myriad of potential HMRC related issues. This is about gaining a pecuniary advantage by misrepresenting her living arrangements. This is a more serious issue than making false declarations under PPERA, the police will in all likelihood be more interested in following the money”. Well, that’s that, then. Or rather, not when James Daly presented himself for a little light media grilling the other day.

With a little prompting from Labour’s Chris Bryant, Daly duly blustered “The matter is with Greater Manchester Police”. Bryant wasn’t having that. “What do you think she’s done wrong?” Come on James! “I’ve just answered that question”. Oh no he hadn’t. What were the concerns that he’d put to the Police? “The information that [GMP] released to the Times, and I think that those are the broad framing of the matters that they are considering”.

He still wouldn’t, or couldn’t, say what she’s supposed to have done wrong. Beth Rigby intervened. “You wrote to the Police. Did you not put concerns or allegations? Didn’t you write to them about it? Am I misunderstanding … what did you ask them? Why won’t you say?” But he still wouldn’t answer.

I asked the Police to investigate certain matters that were in the public domain … regarding certain things”. Ms Rigby tried again. “Did you ask them to investigate tax matters … electoral roll issues?”. Then we came close to an admission: “I think there are a number of matters, and I think some of the issues that you’ve raised, are included within that”. He THINKS so.

But he doesn’t want to discuss the matter because there’s a Police investigation. Why? Is anything here sub judice? Maybe he should ask the Fawkes rabble to get him up to speed, as they seem to know more than he does. Meanwhile, another Tory MP - Mark Menzies - is generating headlines for yet more alleged misbehaviour. Not that The Great Guido is telling you.

Did Daly write his own letter? And if he didn’t, who did? I doubt that the Fawkes massive done it. But they may know who did. No pressure, now.


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23 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yes, as forecast, a pre-election " 'Labour' scandal". There will be others.

Which of course wouldn't have been possible without the original scam of council house sales promoted by all tories blue, red and yellow. A pity Rayner won't identify it as such.

Not that this "scandal" alone will much affect the Starmer Quisling election. Corporate media have already started to distance themselves from Sunak and co - apart from the odd rap on the Starmer knuckles, just to remind the weasel to stay in far right line and on message.

So.... just another tory faction fight. Like its participants, not worth a proverbial carrot. Something to keep it's Uriah Heep propaganda clerks occupied.

Anonymous said...

A tale worthy of Cartoon "News" Network (aka "CNN").

Anonymous said...

When I saw that interview that was exactly what I thought - did he actually write to the police himself, or was he just the name put on the letter? He really didn't seem to know what to say.

Anonymous said...

This makes you a conspiracy theorist Tim. Unless of course there *was* a conspiracy.......

The Toffee said...

I just can't get over how massive daly's cranium is....Jesus!! But that's one gigafod!!

Or someone stuck his lugs on far too low.

As for rayner, well she's a starmerist, and he's an authoritarian.

So, nothing to hide, nothing to fear. Publish the tax return tax advice if you're innocent. Corbyn happily published his 😙🎶

Anonymous said...

Not liking this live action remake of Sesame Street, that picture of Bert at the top of the article is terrifying.

Anonymous said...

@toffee

unfortunately little jimmy is a sad, classic example of a man who hasnt come to terms with his hair loss, so he fluffs up what hair he has to look like a shredded wheat thats seen better days and grows a beard at the other end (which looks like a amish beard), with the end result of someone looking like they are consumed by personal vanity and ego and not someone who can be taken seriously

I bet he's also not very tall (which will explain a lot)

Anonymous said...

THAT'S who he reminded me of.

Burt from sesame Street! Classic 🤣🤣

The Toffee said...

His forehead's taller than he is.

Anonymous said...

That picture..... surely someone's had fun with an image app.

Mr Larrington said...

@ Tofffee: See also: O'Neill, Brendan

Rivo said...

@The Toffee - I know right. He looks like the bad guy from Crash Bandicoot

Anonymous said...

Anybody remember The Tefal Men?

The Toffee said...

Yep. IIRC they could do the times crossword with a pen in each hand while simultaneously reciting the alphabet backwards

I very much doubt daly can fart & chew gum.

Ben Lapointe said...

I wonder how she would have saved council tax by living with her partner while keeping her own house (empty, I'd guess)? I don't know about other councils, but a person living alone where I live only get a 25% discount. So if she pays 75% of her taxes by pretending to live at her house and the partner pays 75% of his council taxes by pretending she is not living with him... together they pay 50% MORE taxes than if they offcially lived together!

Yes, it's strange she waited 5 years AFTER getting married to self her house, but there can be many reasons which are all totally legal:
- maybe she wanted to keep her place and her independence in case the marriage went hay wire.
- She have kids from a previous union so maybe she wasn't sure they'd be cool moving in with some other dude who isn't their dad.
- Maybe he has kids too and they weren't ready to have a new strange woman in the house.
- Maybe she looked at the market and thought that, only 2 years after the crash, she could hold onto it for longer to get a better price, in the hope of a market rebound...

David Boffey said...

Interesting that CCHQ knew the Mark Menzies scandal was about to go public so the Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party, James Daly (i.e. CCHQ) started a hatchet job on Raynor.
Coincidence?

David Boffey said...

Anonymous said...
Yes, as forecast, I've lost my tinfoil hat.

Burlington Bertie from Bow said...

Well, the word on the street in Bow is that ‘Liz’ Truss’s period as PM was arranged by CCHQ purely in order for her to have some material to pad out an absurdly tone deaf book which could be published at some point in the future when a risible and embarrassing distraction was required for some particularly embarrassing and laughable shenanigans involving a member or members of the government and the government of their member or members.

And the Angela Rayner story has been fomented by the Daily Mail and the Quiffed Quisling Starmer (there’s a knighthood in it for Dacre) intentionally to discredit the flame-haired, leg-crossing, Red Tory Jezebel so she can be dumped the day after the so-called election and replaced by Essex Thug Wes 'Harley' Streeting for whom Sir Keir has had a bit of a thing for quite some time.

Yes, perfectly alright, Anonymous. Kind of you to ask.

Anonymous said...

03:42.

And yes, as forecast, you found it and put it on.

Anonymous said...

I knew I'd seen him before:

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/jeff-morrow-as-exeter-from-this-island-earth--413134965787840413/

The largest conspiracy of all time.😳

Exiled in Ard Mhaca said...

'Only a genius can work for Tefal' said the advert. Mr Daly is no genius.

Anonymous said...

He might just as well mean Burlington of that ilk.

Oh how we larfed.

Anonymous said...

13:33.

But U aren't alright are you, hun........