Labour’s ex-deputy leader says HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has cleared her of wrongdoing or carelessness related to her purchase of a home in Hove, East Sussex, according to a report. The claim is that HMRC absolves her in connection with a tax bill said to be over £40,000. The report presents her statement as a response to scrutiny or allegations about the tax treatment of the property transaction. It also raises a point about evidence, with the headline asking for proof that the tax authority has formally cleared her. Based on the available information from the provided source, the dispute centers on whether HMRC’s position amounts to clearance and what documentation or wording supports that characterization. The article does not provide HMRC’s detailed reasoning or any formal decision notice in the excerpted material, and it does not include competing accounts. The report reflects the political context around Labour figures and ongoing questions about compliance in property-related tax matters.