Rayner promises major rent reform in optimistic speech as party battles freebies row - Angela Rayner tells Labour members: ‘You entrusted us with the task of change and we will not forget it’

The anger over what is being dubbed “Donationgate” is directed mainly at Keir Starmer’s Downing Street team. Labour insiders shake their heads and ask how No10 allowed this to happen. And why did they respond so sluggishly when the stories started emerging? Their gripes are valid: there is a lack of political nous at the heart of Downing Street.