Sir Keir, the former director of public prosecutions (DPP), was accused of being not sufficiently interested in the row engulfing his number two over her ownership of properties in Manchester.
Abena Oppong-Asare lashed out as Ms Rayner faced increasing scrutiny of claims she may have avoided a levy on the sale of her own house and falsely declared where she was actually living.
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