Deputy PM denies wrongdoing but says ‘I get that people are angry, I get that people are upset’

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Angela Rayner has said she understands why some voters are perturbed by donations accepted by her and other government ministers, while arguing that a complete stop to such gifts would require a wider debate about how politics is funded.

The UK deputy prime minister pushed back strongly against claims she might have not properly declared donations such as accommodation on a holiday in New York, saying she had done everything necessary.