Angela Rayner scooped over £800 worth of hospitality while partying in the DJ booth of an Ibiza superclub.
The Deputy Prime Minister declared she received £836 worth of hospitality for a "visit to (a) DJ booth" at nightclub Hi Ibiza in the latest register of MPs’ financial interests.
The visit was paid for by Ayita LLC, which is the agent of DJ Fisher, who she was filmed dancing with in footage of the event on August 29.
Footage of the evening was shared on social media.
The MP for Ashton-under-Lyne was filmed jumping and dancing behind DJ decks with Fisher and former The Big Breakfast host Denise Van Outen as smoke cannons erupted at the venue.
Rayner wore a red dress as she danced with the Australian music producer, singing along to a dance remix of Gotye’s 2011 smash hit "Somebody That I Used to Know."
After some criticised the 44-yerar-old over the video, she told Sky News: “I take my job really seriously, and I’m always in parliament doing what needs to be done. You’ve got to have downtime... I’m working class, I like a dance."
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EXCLUSIVE: Labour MP Dawn Butler shares video with ‘celebratory collage’ of murderers and rapists
A Labour MP has come under fire for sharing a video that features a collage of black power activists who have been convicted of murder and rape.
Dawn Butler, the MP for Brent East, faced criticism when she shared a video yesterday that appears to be timed to celebrate Black History Month.
In spoken verse, she refers to an unnamed foe as being “the wrong one, the violent one, the weird one,” before saying that she is “the Chosen One, Because I am of the First Ones.”
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Former Labour MP says many of her colleagues agree with her stance on Israel
When asked how many Labour MPs think as she does, the Independent MP for Coventry South Zarah Sultana told the BBC: “Many do because we are seeing death of 41,000 Palestinians in Gaza. We are seeing death in Lebanon and we know the UK government could take a different route where it prioritised lives, treated them all equally and ended all arms sales.
“I think it’s deeply concerning that people aren’t willing to be public about that because they are scared for their jobs.”
Earlier on the programme, Nick Robinson said the BBC had contacted six sitting Labour MPs who were highly critical of Sir Keir Starmer over his stance on Israel, but added: "None would come on the programme as they said, and I quote one of the MPs we contacted, ‘it would cost us our jobs’."
Amy Lamé to stand down as London 'night czar'
Sadiq Khan’s appointed "night czar" Amy Lamé will stand down from her role at City Hall after eight years in the job. The former comedian will quit at the end of this month, saying she felt it was "the right time" to “move on” but said it had been "a real privilege to serve Londoners."
Questions had also been raised about the size of her salary, which rose this year to £132,846, and whether she had the necessary powers to make a meaningful difference to London’s nightlife, particularly given that licensing decisions remain in the hands of borough councils. It is unknown if she will be replaced.
A City Hall source told the Standard: “The forthcoming London Nightlife Taskforce will examine and address the issues facing the industries. Any decisions on the Night Czar role will be taken once they have completed their work.”
Nigel Farage admits he will praise Labour for ONE policy after slew of attacks
Labour deserve praise for one plan they have made since coming to power, Nigel Farage has said on GB News.
“One thing I will praise this Government for”, he said.
“They have said they will decriminalise those who don’t pay the BBC licence fee.
“Many women have gone to prison over the last couple of decades for non-payment of the BBC licence fee.”
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Labour wants a “Reform-lite” Tory leader claims ex-MP
Former Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle has said a “Reform-lite” Tory leader would benefit Sir Keir Starmer's Government.
Speaking on GB News, Lloyd Russell-Moyle said: “I personally think a moderate makes it harder for Labour - a Cleverly or a Tugendhat.
“I think a kind of Brexit party, Reform Party-lite person actually does exactly what we've heard: it just means that [Conservatives and Reform] person fight each other, but don't really appeal to the electorate.
“And if the electorate really wants the real deal, they'll vote Reform. They're not going to kind of come along and say, ‘oh, the Conservatives are offering half of what Reform is, oh, yes, I quite wanted half of that.’
“They either want it or they don’t want it.”
SNP demands Reeves ditch bedroom tax
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to scrap the so-called bedroom tax at this month’s Budget.
The SNP has pushed the Government to move on the issue, which sees cash deducted from benefits if the recipient has a spare room in their home.
The Scottish Government has attempted to mitigate the impacts of the initiative north of the border in recent years through discretionary housing payments.
SNP deputy Westminster leader Pete Wishart said: “Thousands of low-income families across Scotland and the UK are being pushed into poverty by punitive Labour Government policies like the bedroom tax.
“Voters in Scotland were promised change but so far all they have seen is Labour Government ministers lining their own pockets with more than £800,000 of freebies, while imposing painful austerity cuts on the rest of us."
BBC gaffe as Boris Johnson interview cancelled after presenter accidentally sends him notes
The BBC has cancelled an interview with Boris Johnson after presenter Laura Kuenssberg accidentally sent the former prime minister her briefing notes.
Kuenssberg, presenter of the BBC’s Sunday political interview show, said she sent Johnson the notes "in a message meant for my team."
The BBC’s political editor between 2015 and 2022 said it was "embarrassing and disappointing", adding the error meant it was "not right for the interview to go ahead."
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