"The Daily Mail and the Sun are trying to make the moniker three pads Rayner stick, in reference to a property she recently bought in Hove and has made her primary residence. Ostensibly, the reports are asking whether she saved on stamp duty but have been broadened out to question every part of her life and character. This weekend, the Daily Mail was furious one minute that the deputy prime minister spent so much time in Hove, where residents have seen a lot of her."
"The next minute, the Mail on Sunday was livid that she spent so little time there, where neighbours say she appears to be using it as a holiday home for short breaks because she's not there very often. Defying the laws of physics by being in Hove too much and too little, Rayner adds insult to injury by frequenting a town that is home to the ex-wife of Sam Tarry, her partner."
"Rayner has also been found guilty of going in the sea, wearing a garishly coloured Dryrobe (price tag: 165), vaping in a kayak, having friends and drinking wine. The flat in Hove is, in fact, the only home Rayner owns, her London address being a grace-and-favour apartment attached to her office. And maybe that is Labour hypocrisy all over; you don't see Reform MPs lousy with official residencies, since they are not in government."
Tabloid newspapers repeatedly target Angela Rayner over a Hove property she bought and designated as her primary residence, dubbing her the "three pads" moniker and raising stamp duty questions while expanding scrutiny to her character and lifestyle. The press alternately criticises her for spending both too much and too little time in Hove, notes proximity to partner Sam Tarry and his ex-wife, and mocks ordinary behaviours such as swimming, wearing a brightly coloured Dryrobe, vaping in a kayak, socialising, and drinking wine. The Hove flat is the only property she owns; her London accommodation is a grace-and-favour apartment attached to her office.
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