Graffiti calling Angela Rayner a "tax evader" has appeared at her £800,000 Hove flat.

The word “b***h" has also been pictured on a white wall on the outside of the property.

Across the road, messages including "Tax evader Rayner" and "Rayner tax avoidance" have also appeared.

Sir Keir Starmer has condemned the vandalism in the "strongest possible terms", a Downing Street spokesman said.

Residents living close by said they were "shocked and appalled" by the vandalism, according to The Telegraph.

One said it was a "disgraceful thing to do".

"I simply can’t believe it. I hope the police catch them. I’m sure there’s CCTV nearby," the resident said.

Another resident said they noticed the vandalism when they "woke up" for a jog.

Messages including 'tax evader' were left outside Angela Rayner's flat in Hove

"It’s a right mess. I’m appalled to be honest," they said.

"It raises many fresh questions about the safety of MPs again.

"I’ve seen Angela Rayner around, and she said hello and was very pleasant. I’m so astonished really.”

The Deputy Prime Minister admitted yesterday that she had underpaid stamp duty on the seaside flat, which she purchased in May.

Angela Rayner admitted wrongdoing over her tax affairs on Wednesday

She referred herself to both the Government’s independent ethics adviser and to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

It is claimed she saved £40,000 in stamp duty on the property because she removed her name from the deeds of a family home in her Ashton-under-Lyne constituency, classifying the Hove flat as her only property despite still spending time at the family house.

Ms Rayner said in a statement on Wednesday she had taken legal advice when she bought the property which suggested she was "liable to pay standard stamp duty", but had then sought "further advice from a leading tax counsel" after headlines about the arrangement.

Despite calls for her resignation - including from Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and Reform UK's Nigel Farage - Sir Keir has backed his deputy, telling MPs he was "very proud to sit alongside" her at Prime Minister's Questions.

Rachel Reeves meanwhile, said she had "full confidence" in Ms Rayner, describing her as a "good friend and colleague".

"That was an error, that was a mistake," Ms Reeves said.

"She is working hard now to rectify that, in contact with HMRC to make sure that the correct tax is paid."

It comes as the conveyancing firm that handled the purchase of Ms Rayner's property, said it had done nothing wrong after the Deputy Prime Minister's comments on Wednesday.

Managing Director Joanna Verrico told The Telegraph that "we acted for Ms Rayner".

"We did not and never have given tax or trust advice," she said.

"It’s something we always refer our clients to an accountant or tax expert for."

Ms Verrico said that "we probably are being made scapegoats for all this".