Rayner said she did not believe she had broken any rules by not declaring Tarry stayed in the flat. "It says if you’re on parliamentary business or if it’s in connection with your parliamentary duties," she said.

Lord Waheed Alli has always enjoyed picking winners, whether in the worlds of finance, media and fashion where he made his fortune, or in politics. As a young entrepreneur he befriended Tony Blair, who after becoming prime minister ennobled him at the age of just 33.

Angela Rayner enjoyed stunning views of Manhattan and the Empire State Building on new year’s eve from a $2.5 million flat lent by the Labour donor at the centre of the row over freebies, The Telegraph can reveal.

The Deputy Prime Minister is said to have spent five nights in the 56th floor Manhattan apartment, with a gym, jacuzzi and pool.