The Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has confirmed that he will not be involved the police investigation into Angela Rayner.
A spokesperson for the Mayor said that “In line with established practice and for the avoidance of doubt, neither the Mayor nor the deputy mayor have had, nor will have, any involvement in this investigation. It is a purely operational matter for GMP.”
Both Burnham and his deputy Kate Green have oversight of GMP and act as effective police and crime commissioner
A Greater Manchester Police assistant chief constable will chair a “gold group” meeting today to develop a strategy for the force’s investigation into whether Angela Rayner broke electoral law during the time that she moved between two houses in Stockport prior to being elected as an MP in 2015
