Senior Labour figures have expressed frustration that the first day of their conference in Liverpool was overshadowed by a controversy surrounding gifts received by MPs. While ministers acknowledged public anger over the issue, they insisted the situation wouldn't derail the party's focus on policy discussions.
Senior Labour figures left “frustrated” that the first day of the Liverpool gathering was dominated by the row over gifts to senior MPs
But Downing Street is unlikely to change its position further, having already committed that Sir Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner would no longer be taking clothes as gifts from donations.by using Labour conference to discuss the party’s policies and how ministers believe they will change Britain.But there was still criticism from some in the party.“I can’t believe they’ve allowed it to become the story of conference,” the insider said.
Rayner rejected claims she broke the rules after she stayed in a flat owned by Labour donor Lord Waheed Alli while on holiday in New York but did not declare that her friend and former MP Sam Tarry joined her in the apartment, insisting that she had actually been “overly” transparent. Leaks about Gray’s £170,000 salary while other special advisers have seen their pay held down have contributed to reports of a fractious atmosphere within Downing Street less than three months after coming to power.
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