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2024-04-26 14:18:01 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 014DDE7543B8BF1088CA29D1DA6CFBA7403735A3FAEC12E5CB6AFDF6B1E97405
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The “tax inspector” demonstrators were Conservative Party politicians. https://bylinetimes.com/2024/04/10/angela-rayner-tax-protest-was-staged-by-conservative-politicians-posing-as-tax-activists/ The allegation of potentially evading £1,500 in tax was made by Lord Ashcroft, who claimed non-dom status whilst a Conservative Peer avoiding tax on off-shore trusts (peers must be resident) https://amp.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/05/lord-ashcroft-offshore-trust-wealth-tory-peer-paradise-papers
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