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| Cheryl Fernandez-Versini does a Myleene Klass: Singer suggests she could sever ties with Labour, says she pays a 'f**king lot of tax' | |
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| Cheryl Fernandez-Versini has hinted at the possibility of switching her political allegiances. | |
| “It’s hard for me, because all my friends and family vote Labour,” she told the Telegraph's Stella magazine, the full version of which will be published this Sunday. | “It’s hard for me, because all my friends and family vote Labour,” she told the Telegraph's Stella magazine, the full version of which will be published this Sunday. |
| Fernandez-Versini emphasised that she already pays a "f**king lot of tax" and this meant she felt an obligation to pay more attention politically. | |
| The singer - who is worth an estimated £20 million - was reported to say she felt the extra £250 a month tax levied on homes worth £2-3million would "f**k her over" by the Telegraph. | |
| However a representative for Fernandez-Versini has since denied that she said this in relation to the mansion tax. | |
| Fernandez-Versini herself added that references to mansion tax were taken "out of context". | |
| Here we go with the out of context headlines! FYI.. I am a labour supporter, but will always want to hear what everyone has to say #Stella | |
| Asked by the Telegraph whether she was going to vote for David Cameron - who she once termed "slimy - Fernandez-Versini said she hadn't yet made up her mind. | |
| "Not really. I want to hear what everyone’s got to say," she said. | "Not really. I want to hear what everyone’s got to say," she said. |
| "I’ve always been Labour all my life but I want to hear what they’ve got to say for myself. Now that I’m a mature woman. | "I’ve always been Labour all my life but I want to hear what they’ve got to say for myself. Now that I’m a mature woman. |
| "I feel like a greater responsibility now to vote for who runs our country. And I pay a f**ing lot of tax. So I think that I need to have a really well-informed, well-educated opinion." | "I feel like a greater responsibility now to vote for who runs our country. And I pay a f**ing lot of tax. So I think that I need to have a really well-informed, well-educated opinion." |
| Myleene Klass has been a loud opponent of the mansion tax, and claimed that the amount of money used to buy a "mansion" under Labour's guidelines could in fact only pay for "like a garage" in London. | Myleene Klass has been a loud opponent of the mansion tax, and claimed that the amount of money used to buy a "mansion" under Labour's guidelines could in fact only pay for "like a garage" in London. |
| As part of a debate with Labour leader Ed Miliband, Klass ridiculed his taxation policy, saying "you can't just point at things and tax them". | As part of a debate with Labour leader Ed Miliband, Klass ridiculed his taxation policy, saying "you can't just point at things and tax them". |
| Actor Griff Rhys Jones has also opposed the tax, calling it "fatuous" and Angelina Jolie has hinted that it could prevent her moving to the UK. | Actor Griff Rhys Jones has also opposed the tax, calling it "fatuous" and Angelina Jolie has hinted that it could prevent her moving to the UK. |