ANGELA Rayner faced accusations of being a “freeloader” for saving £40,000 in stamp duty - as calls are made for an investigation into her tax affairs.

The Deputy Prime Minister is understood to have taken her name off the deeds for her Greater Manchester home before the purchase of a £800,000 south coast property.

The move, which is entirely legal, meant that she avoided paying £70,000 in stamp duty and instead paid around £30,000 tax.

It was also reported that she told the council in Manchester that her home there remains her primary residence and told Brighton and Hove council the new home was a second property for council tax reasons.

The Tories last night wrote to the independent adviser on standards Sir Laurie Magnus to launch a probe into potential breaches of the Ministeri

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