Labour began its annual conference on Sunday morning still mired in a row over gifts to senior MPs and questions about the Prime Minister's chief of staff.Senior figures sought to move on from the row over donations in a series of interviews on Sunday morning ahead of a conference that had been expected to be a victory lap for the party after its landslide election victory in July.Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said she understood why people were "frustrated" and "angry" that figures includ

Labour began its annual conference on Sunday morning still mired in a row over gifts to senior MPs and questions about the Prime Minister's chief of staff.Senior figures sought to move on from the row over donations in a series of interviews on Sunday morning ahead of a conference that had been expected to be a victory lap for the party after its landslide election victory in July.Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said she understood why people were "frustrated" and "angry" that figures including Sir Keir Starmer had received thousands of pounds in gifts.