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.

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner says she does not believe she has broken parliamentary rules over declaring a stay in a New York flat owned by a Labour donor.

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.

Deputy PM Angela Rayner stayed at the $2.5 million New York apartment owned by Lord Alli over New Year while on a personal getaway, which she registered under Parliament's rules

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