Watch: Rachel Reeves confronted with past criticism of Boris Johnson receiving gifts

Rachel Reeves confronted with past criticism of Boris Johnson receiving gifts. Source: Good Morning Britain, ITV

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00:00Angela Rayner back in 2021, deputy prime minister now, but three years ago said

00:06who do you think you are Boris Johnson telling working-class people to rely on their own

00:13efforts when you go around with a begging bowl to donors to pay for your posh new wallpaper

00:20and you can't live off your salary, disgusting. What is the difference between Boris Johnson

00:26asking donors to pay for wallpaper and Labour MPs asking donors to pay for holidays and clothes?

00:36Well if I remember correctly there were issues around the transparency of those donations that

00:41weren't properly declared um at the time but let me give you an example.

00:46Angela Rayner did not mention transparency in that tweet. Angela Rayner specifically said

00:52you're telling working-class people to rely on their own efforts

00:56while you go around with a begging bowl to donors.