Byline Times Expose Tory Councillor Role In Angela Rayner ‘Tax Dodger’ Protest

A supposed grassroots “tax dodger” protest targeting Labour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner was exposed as having been organised and performed by Conservative Party politicians, after Byline Times identified a Tory councillor as being part of the group.

Rayner is facing persistent accusations that she failed to pay capital gains tax owed on the sale of a council house in 2015, which she has denied.

The Daily Express reported Wednesday that Rayner was “forced to sneak out the back door of the Tomahawk bar” to avoid “activists” in North Yorkshire, who stood out front holding a banner. The story was further carried by the Daily Mail and GB News.

Byline Times editor Adam Bienkov, however, identified local Conservative Councillor for Yarm John Coulson as one of the demonstrators and approached him for comment.

“Our local guys decided to make this protest”, Coulson admitted to Byline Times. “It wasn’t organised by me. I was asked to get involved because I am very vocal, and I’m very active and because I believe in what we’re doing, I got involved.”

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