Angela Rayner has denied she broke any rules over the donated use of a New York apartment owned by the Labour donor Lord Alli. It has emerged that a former Labour MP, Sam Tarry, joined for parts of her stay at the flat but was not named in the parliamentary declaration laying out details of the donation.

Angela Rayner has denied breaking rules over a holiday she took to New York with an MP friend – saying she was, if anything, ‘overly transparent’ about the trip. The Labour deputy leader travelled to the US city for New Year with then-Ilford South MP Sam Tarry and stayed in accommodation provided by Lord Waheed Alli.

Angela Rayner addresses Labour Party conference amid donations row Watch live as Angela Rayner addresses the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool. The event began on Sunday 22 September still mired in a row over gifts to senior MPs and questions about Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff.