Rachel Reeves Challenged on Public Outrage Over Labour Party Donations Row

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is questioned over Angela Rayner's use of Lord Alli's £2m NYC flat and the public outrage over the Labour party donations row.
Rachel Reeves defends the Deputy PM.
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[@sunny96789]

In Singapore this is considered corruption, a cabinet minister had to resign recently for accepting tickets to football games etc by a billionaire. Zero tolerance for corruption.

[@andyniblock43]

A man I seriously admired.

[@lindalue4504]

And in South Korea with the floods the people who ‘s fault it was might be executed for it .

[@matsuz100]

No one gives something for absolutely nothing in return,

[@tomalex4806]

We're not in Singapore

[@sunny96789]

@@tomalex4806 Explains why the UK is in such a mess, be more like Singapore. Ban such donations.

[@properposh]

She is not a good talker . She stumbles as she knows what they have done is wrong. They took free things worth lots of money yet keeping money from pensioners.

[@savagetop10s63]

So did the tories at every turn? Where was this level of outrage then eh?

[@robharris8844U]

​@@savagetop10s63Tories are not in power - hypocrisy

[@peter0010]

Personally, I was completely against this cronyism upheld by the Tories. I'm even more against it now Labour are doing it. I was once a proud Labour voter. ​@@savagetop10s63

[@TheJack5675]

@@savagetop10s63 What you said means nothing. People are equally furious at Tories doing it, you think Reform voters for example are only annoyed at Labour MP's who are corrupt, no obviously not mate, you are just obtuse - stop being tribal.

[@timg1246]

​@@savagetop10s63There was much outrage against the Tories. That really is the point. You are being deliberately disingenuous.

[@brendaalexander1923]

STOP CALLING it a DONATION It's seen as a bribe

[@fordpopular8792]

It is a bribe

[@billwellington4339]

Liars...

[@elainearmstrong2951]

Here she is Ratchet Reeves showing herself up again as Miss forgetful . Hypocrisy at it's best!

[@gillianlawlor868]

Lol, Ratchet Thieves

[@chatham43]

@elaine Love that film reference. Very apt.😊

[@roseyk7677]

Word salad by this controlled opposition..... Once the wolf is in the chicken coop you know for sure there's gonna be no chickens left.....

[@Iazzaboyce]

Very virtuous of her not to be accepting free clothes a few months after cramming her wardrobe with £7.5k worth of free clobber...

[@PJH13]

Haha, I haven't spent that much on clothes in the last 5 years, I'd hope she didn't need a wardrobe refresh 3 months later

[@danthemaninfierno]

Exactly!

[@Edge_Effect]

Well done Richard & Susanna, this is how our politicians should be interviewed, keep asking the awkward questions and don't let them Squirm out of it.

[@paulc1553]

Reeves should be ashamed.

[@Iamharryparker]

She's clearly having a hard time with this, isn’t she? It’s strikingly hypocritical coming from someone with a £150,000 salary and the brass neck to call the Tories out for the same cronyism.

[@PJH13]

They do seem quite genuinely surprised people care about this, which tbh is more concerning than if they just admitted it was a mistake and moved on. Their problem is if they admit it was bad, every one of them was doing it so nobody can fall on their sword and absorb all the blame

[@SaintWill70]

Funny thing is Susanna Reid is paid double what Rayner, Starmer and Reeves are paid combined 🤣👏

[@stevegold479]

@@SaintWill70 But she works for a private company who pay her what THEY feel she is worth.

[@Iamharryparker]

@@SaintWill70 And? Is Susanna Reid an elected representative? Politicians don't get thousands of pounds of freebies with no expectation in return; there's no such thing as a "free lunch." I don't want my country to be governed by a billionaire who decides to buy Starmer a Taylor Swift ticket...

[@andrewross4819]

@@stevegold479 Oh well.....when you put it like that. What a ridiculous thing to say. Reid is pay twice as much in freebies as her zillion pound wage. Tells the country "her opinion....her POLITICAL opinion"......go and play with your toys gold steve.

[@jmcc2275]

It’s a bribe not a donation. These people are amateurs,not fit to govern a country.

[@poesie6279]

No you don’t get it, you are taking money away from poor people and accepting huge treats when you can afford to pay for your own clothes.

[@sunny96789]

The stuttering and the way she answered clearly shows she is hiding something. Shame on Labour

[@oojimmyflip]

Sounds like she is lying

[@desmondroberts6034]

Reeves has a naturally stuttering style - listen to her other interviews. She often has a faltering intonation, which is unfortunate though not a sign of guilt.

[@matsuz100]

@@oojimmyflip 😏

[@LMC5690]

They all talk like robots, under strict instructions

[@Red_Crows]

She’s like a naughty kid caught with her hand in the biscuit tin 😂 🤬

[@MarkStevens8899]

Meet the new boss same as the old boss, Labour and Tories both useless.

[@CJWFell]

Ask her how much her outfit is and who paid for it? All three tried to hide there benefits - under office expenses its the old trick declare it as something else. Starmer tried to get out of declaring his wife's bungs. Its personal BIK nobody else gets allowed clothing. No 10 would have been done up at the tax PAYERS EXPENSE. LABOUR DID A FIDDLE AND THEY GOT CAUGHT OUT. THEY WERE DOING THE SAME WHEN THEY WERE COMPLAINING YEARS AGO

[@aluk2408]

Money given to the party is a donation. Money given to individual MPs is a bribe.

[@Englishman-nz3jm]

Absolutely correct.

[@martincampbell3024]

But what happens when that MP/PM is the ex Director of Public Prosecutions? The whole government are "at it" If they go to trial the bribe the judge to drop the case and give him/her a seat in the House of Lords and a Knight hood.. Wonder what Jimmy Saville gave Starmer to drop all charges? Shares in the BBC...and his buddy Huw Edwards ..something smells very bad...

[@timg1246]

Angela Rayner's holiday did not help the business of the party, or of government. Corrupt. Pure and simple.

[@sam794u2nv]

SAME OLD LABOUR PARTY SAME OLD LIES

[@fordpopular8792]

LABOUR ARE THE TAX & SPEND PARTY

[@minecraftofduty2620]

All labour do is lie lie lie

[@sarahjaneross2918]

Labour received a 40 million donation from hedge funds with interests in weapons, private health care, and fossil fuels. The timing of the donation is controversial. Quadrature Capital made the contribution just before the start of the ‘pre-poll reporting period,’ delaying its public disclosure until months after Labour’s electoral victory. This has sparked accusations of deliberate efforts to minimise scrutiny during a critical election period. Suits and dresses while still optically bad for the party pale into insignificance when they are taking huge sums from such people who trade in wars.

[@itallama]

These people are absolutely despicable.

[@yvonnebreen955]

Well done Richard for calling her out

[@robharris8844U]

Why are ministers getting £3,500 heating allowance but pensioners are not allowed any?

[@ritaarmitage2055]

What part of 40000 pensioners will die without the WFP does Rachael Reeves not understand 🤬

[@judithmorganjudyteen]

4,000

[@parshakamarsh]

​@@judithmorganjudyteenoh, well that's alright then..

[@mwd331]

Amend this comment, it’s not 40,000 which is grossly misleading.

[@internationalrtg5602]

The correct number is roughly 4,000 but nonetheless Reeves is evil and you can see it in her beady eyes.

[@jvaddison]

@@parshakamarsh judithmorganjudyteen walked into that one 😄

[@mickreaddin4979]

Wealthy, millionaire needs another wealthy millionaire to buy them clothes and other sundry goods??

[@michaelabrown]

Is Ms Reeves so poor that she needed free clothes before she was in office but now she’s ok to buy her own? How much do we pay her?

[@AntonyP1970]

what an effin car crash lol

[@mercedessl8718]

Unbelievable!!!!when she looks back at that interview she will see how poor she came across

[@danthemaninfierno]

She was hoping for.... "Hello Chancellor, well done on your victory. Those Tories were bad, weren't they?"

[@lescallus7865]

You’re telling me she can’t afford to buy her own clothes what a joke

[@jackflash8756]

She and Starmer have been plainly dishonest and should resign. Something fishy is going on in the background but it normally ends up about greed. I still want to know whether Labour are going to risk pensioners getting ill this winter or even dying - just seems beyond belief.

[@Capri-x8m]

Either way, Labour are finished. That's the really good news. Nobody will forget this treachery.

[@slinger134]

Hypocrisy pure and simple.

[@michaelbeard6971]

Looked Seriously uncomfortable with that line of questioning.

[@chatham43]

@Michael What on earth did she expect they were going to talk about. The wet weather?!

[@joeswinny7686]

I live on 10 grand a year and Reeves robbed me of £300. Can't wait to see the back of Them!

[@melgrant7404]

So shes saying all the money donated wasnt for a gain by the donor. Right. Just because it wasnt tax payers money doesnt make the excessive amounts of money donated appropriate. She seems to think that vast amounts of money spent is justified as long as its declared.

[@stevenaylor3021]

What a hypocrite

[@JohnWilloughby-kb4jl]

Blah, blah blah. Just resign

[@GordonYule-d1y]

@@JohnWilloughby-kb4jl yes she should

[@PJH13]

Honestly the only reason nobody has gone is because the next question would be 'well why not the rest of you'. If this was just one minister they'd have been instantly fired

[@savagetop10s63]

Resign for what? The same thing the tories have been doing for god knows how long? All of them are at it. Where was this same public outrage when Boris Johnson took a freebie of 23k to pay for his wedding from the JCB owner a way higher donation than anyone here has got. 23k donation = fine. Keir gets free glasses = public outrage, get a fcking grip.

[@BillyElliott-x7b]

Labour Party absolute disgrace.

[@michaelmyers579]

A donor isn't your friend, the donor would expect something back in return

[@melgrant7404]

Exactly. We are talking vast amounts of money donated here.

[@JackFrost-w6x]

The Labour party right now seems to be residing in a world that is devoid of reality.

[@Jimmy-ew2xe]

Laborious and Tories alike are finished! REFORM UK ALL THE WAY 😎

[@KW-ro5ow]

Farage claimed £2 million in expenses when he was an MEP in 2009.

[@misssparkle8317]

​​@@KW-ro5ow he has said he won't claim a thing now he's in parliament. How about that for integrity.

[@JudithWaring]

What did your friend get out of it? Are you say you can't but clothes on a wage of £150,000 a year and again you claimed heating allowance for your two houses.

[@charliesloan3485]

Greedy stands out but the people who are greedy think it's normal 🤔

[@julianshepherd2038]

Corruption Hypocrisy Cover up 🤮

[@tomfairnie7453]

Rachel Reeves is just hopeless, not a clue. I am genuinely worried it is like the lunatics have taken over the asylum.

[@LizSmith-e3n]

Unfortunately you are right....and there seems to be no stopping them !

[@grahamadams936]

Are you getting the impression that Starmer, Rayner, Reeves and Co. are both socially and politically inept because they are just not very bright ? With Labour's highest priority of growing the economy it's time to redeploy their top financial genius - Dianne Abbot.

[@ukmachloop]

😄 she was totally found out, what a joke they are running our country

[@markwatts8509]

Its incredible that they just don't get it, they have no clue about how the public are perceiving this, they are all so far removed from normal people and what makes it worse they have advisors!!

[@sunny96789]

How much did Lord Ali pay for her clothes which she claimed under "office expense". Also claiming for energy support before axing winter fuel payments is just horrible, how can she defend that.

[@melgrant7404]

Yes the vast amounts of money donated surely says the donor wants a return on his investment.

[@JulieMalone-oy1ll]

Shes getting peed off with the questions, she doesnt like the truth as with any of the labs

[@peterglover5611]

Corrupt

[@wr5410]

I am a 70 yr Pensioner and a widower the government has taken away my heating allowance and now talking about taking away my single allowance council tax , I feel so bad that theses politicians can't live on there politicians pay , the poor things can't afford to pay for there own heating bills either the poor BASTERDS.

[@oneoflokis]

💯💯💯👍

[@stephengraham5099]

Apparently they will leave the single person allowance in place.

[@oneoflokis]

@@stephengraham5099 Hopefully!

[@aa-fw2pw]

My heart really goes out to you. I hope you'll be ok this winter. Our pensioners absolutely don't deserve to have their Winter Fuel Payment taken away.

[@Wholovesmetoday]

You voted for them

[@mariayeomans8654]

You should be ashamed of this being the case. Stopping pensioners 1 off payment 1 off that’s all. Greedy MPs wallowing in their job for what they can get. They won’t get in again.

[@UKProud]

Evil party. Vote Reform

[@captricharddee3634]

Most of the Labour front benchers wanted the job title, not the job. They'll milk it for all it's worth over the next two to five years for all they can get. Which is just as well, as Labour won't get in again.

[@jmcc2275]

They’re not capable of doing the job in the first place.

[@Lisa-vx1jm]

Buy your own clothers

[@pjduff7577]

Staggering part is she thinks just because they weren't in government that it's OK

[@bowjana8128]

England is a terrible country to live absolutely no incentive to work anynore

[@Ironbear86]

This is true Even If you work even a moderately waged job, you might as well just go on benefits

[@bowjana8128]

@@Ironbear86 you are better off get no thanks now for working

[@andrewstokes4026]

Hope everyone who voted labour is happy!!!

[@Tezzer172]

I cant seem to find anyone who admits voting Labour anymore

[@Capri-x8m]

And if they're not, they'll be dragged out like that guy in the conference hall today.

[@GrahamJones-h3v]

Certainly justified my choice !!

[@yvonnebreen955]

Suzanne was brilliant too 👏👏👏

[@Omar-vj9ro]

"Sorry we're out of time" - push off Reeves'i🤣

[@julian-xd6iz]

TRAITER!

[@christophercollard639]

DICTIONARY!

[@Bigyin-if7yv]

If you close your eyes and listen to this woman she sounds exactly like her boss. Same length of sentence when talking, highly similar tone of voice and word for word similar answers. Bonkers. GMB interviews speaking for the majority.

[@user-dk6jb6hq9t]

Absolute car crash

[@Robbie-Rabbit]

couldn't say it any better my self.

[@MELLYBOY58]

Even the spare wheel fell off 🤣🤣🤣✌️✌️🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@normanmacpherson]

Everyone's equal but some are more equal than others.

[@NigelThompson-hb5jg]

Oh dear, she is not good under questioning.

[@GordonYule-d1y]

She should resign

[@dub604]

Why? Because the Daily Mail is whining about it? lol... Try again.

[@GordonYule-d1y]

@@dub604 don't read the paper

[@dub604]

@@GordonYule-d1y I don't but you obviously do, why is that?

[@Robbie-Rabbit]

labour need to end there campaign and have a new election, it already in the toilet. they are clueless!

[@GordonYule-d1y]

@dub604 you misunderstood I don't read the paper

[@Bad-wolfe]

stutter, stutter, stutter....Oh my god what shall I say? How can I talk about anything except the questions asked. Maybe I should follow Kiers example and just keep shouting 22 billion deficit so I don't have to show what a grasping, hypocrite I really am...

[@ray8899]

Please pay your tax on your freebies, which should be taken as your income

[@savagetop10s63]

Did you ask Boris Johnson to also pay tax on his freebies? When he got a 23k donation to pay for his wedding from a donor? I doubt it. This type of thing has been going on since forever. Funny how everyone is only outraged now eh

[@owencraig7044]

THEY ARE ALL THE SAME

[@luvthabeatz]

Get them out!!! Only 3 months and it's been car crash after car crash...

[@Fabbydabby1]

What car crash is that what have they done that directly affects you that they have changed

[@rexmundi1812]

They are absolutely not the Labour Party they are slightly less Tory, that’s it.

[@vanevane9387]

In France this is considered as a bribe

[@melgrant7404]

It is in this country also.

[@Azureecosse]

it not allowed in the private sector employees cannot accept any gifts

[@mryorkshire3623]

Wealthy people have never got enough. They always want more and feel justified in getting more.

[@cooperization]

Pigs in the trough--oh,is it 1984???

[@Jim-w7s]

Animal Farm. Right author, wrong book.

[@bdecreatorguy6060]

Resign

[@melgrant7404]

Richard did a great interview here.class. she was totalling busted by him.

[@ray8899]

we are interested to know how much taxes are being by Lord Alli; obviously he is very rich and is making a lots of donations; we are sure he is not doing any tax avoidance via donation

[@JamesMargetts-y2n]

Thieves Thieves Thieves nothing less

[@onlymejules]

I'll be happy if an alternative to this Labour party comes into being. The Labour party as it is isn't Labour.

[@dub604]

The UK that you are thinking about no longer exists. Times change and our politicians change with them. We tried the "Corbyn experiment" and it was a resounding failure. Get over it and move on.

[@Capri-x8m]

They all work for the WEF.

[@saraandivanevans6881]

Vote for Reform.

[@dub604]

@@saraandivanevans6881 The election was months ago... I know that Reform supporters are a bit dim but you really do need to pay closer attention.

[@Capri-x8m]

@@saraandivanevans6881 I did and will again! |🇬🇧

[@UKsoldier45]

If a public servant accepts a payment, IT IS A BRIBE!

[@peterwillson1355]

They've been bought and paid for.

[@bowjana8128]

Get labour out

[@adamharrison8049]

An utterly shameful display of greed and hypocrisy. In the private sector many employees are required to take compulsory anti bribery training. It is usually a sackable offence to accept high value gifts. Clearly a lot of the newly appointed cabinet consider this a totally justifiable gravy train

[@peterwillson1355]

Gotcha, beech!😂

[@OohTarquin]

Ask her if she's got her heating on . Helmet hair .

[@mattlewis5820]

Both Reeve’s and Starmer sound like the same lifeless robotic, shrills, they’re voices are grating!

[@Casseopia777]

They speak so badly. No intonation, no flow, no real feeling. Just jerky, staccato rat a tat delivery. Awful.

[@robin-kq7un]

I have a simple solution to all these controversies and arguments about political "donations" - ban them all in the UK. Stop ALL political parties from being able to accept ANY donations, freebies, cash and goods from donors of any kind. Politicians should live within their means, as the rest of us have to.

[@minecraftofduty2620]

Just answer the question

[@ruthlessb6206]

The only reason they are not continuing to receive gifts is because they've been found out.

[@suzanneevans4157]

She sounds like Starmer! Use some of the money to buy sinus sprays.

[@judithmorganjudyteen]

Sounds like hearing problems

[@jimbo-yv5jh]

Labour, the party of grifters. Cronyism! 🤣😂🤣 you couldn't make it up.

[@paulwilson2805]

a monster

[@philbeattie3978]

This party had the opportunity of a new start, they will do 1 term. Wow.

[@johnbluett6079]

Any donations to any party should be donated to charity

[@Dawn-hb5pf]

I love Suzanne how she holds ministers to account. Reeves eyes were popping out of their sockets. Thank you Suzanne & Richard, brilliant.

[@alanmayes851]

They are all the same, grabbing anything for free with their grubby little mits, hypocrisy beyond belief

Excellent work from Richard and susanna

[@yvonneparmenter9251]

Under the previous leader the Labour party paid off their debt. The main money came from individual members. We had the largest membership of any party in Europe. Reeves celebrated the fact that the membership has halved under Starmer. That is why they are dependent on large donors.

[@ShirleyMooney-f6p]

The pensioners are sitting in there houses with blankets around them to keep warm its discusting

[@maureenhollison6261]

And we will be taxed soon on our meagre pensions.

[@kincaidwolf5184]

Who spends 10s of thousands for their "friends" clothes?

[@Fab666.]

Someone who is using the oldest form of bribery. Gifts for indirect influence

[@melgrant7404]

​@@Fab666.Absolutely.

[@MagsMacdonald]

Look after themselves all the time😢

[@robin-kq7un]

"Change begins"; yes, UK pensioners are certainly finding out about that... and this Bridget Phillipson chick, the Education Minister who took thousands of pounds from a Labour donor to pay for her 40th birthday party(!) - I have a simple question. Why on earth can't she pay for her own birthday party like the rest of us peasants out here? Jeez, she earns around £150,000 a year so it's not as if she can't afford it. And exactly why do MPs think they are entitled to endless freebies in the first place?

[@melgrant7404]

Yes the vast amount of money that was given to her was effectively buying the labour party to have them in his pocket. Why else.

[@melgrant7404]

It's called a bribe.

[@CornwallGhosts]

she even stutters and speaks and sounds like starmer ... good god.

[@MaryTowers-gm7bp]

It's Rachel thieves not Reeves