Angela Rayner spent £139 on headphones

Angela Rayner denied that her previous purchases were 'luxury' and said she needed them for her work.

As it turns out, Angela Rayner was trying to get another pair of Apple headphones with taxpayer money.

The Deputy Labor Leader billed a total of £139, the same price. as a pair of second-generation AirPods for the parliamentary spending watchdog last year.

Ms. Rayner received a full refund of the electronics on December 12, when it was approved by Ipsa executives.

However, when contacted by The Sun on Wednesday, she decided to fully refund the cost of the product.

< p>This is likely to spark further accusations of hypocrisy after Ms Rayner was previously forced to defend spending hundreds of pounds on Apple's electronics, despite her regular demands on conservative politicians for amounts incurred during public affairs.< /p>

She denied it. previous purchases, including £249 worth of personalized AirPods, have been «luxury». and said she needed them for her work.

Her comments came after she accused Rishi Sunak of «failing to curb the culture of lavish spending in Whitehall.» following a Labor study of ministerial spending on hotels, hospitality and other expenses using taxpayer-funded debit cards.

'My equipment needs to be in sync'

Defending the purchase of headphones earlier this year, Ms Rayner said, «All my equipment needs to be in sync with each other so I can do my job and people understand that» .

"I wouldn't say it" #39; the luxury of having computer equipment, which is an everyday expense for those who work with computers every day for their work."

The Labor Party faced a separate scandal over its front benches. expenses earlier this week when Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, boarded a business class flight costing around £4,000 as part of a trip to New York.

The party criticized government ministers for living & #34; five-star luxury lifestyle" international travel and hotel stays a few weeks prior.

Ms. Reeves made the visit in an attempt to strengthen relations with the Biden administration and leading businessmen in the hope that she would rank 11th after the next election, expected next Defending the cost of her plane ticket, she said: "In order to work at the level I want to work, I think it would be appropriate to ask a donor to fund this trip. so we can do it the way we need and the way we want.”

A spokesperson for Ms. Rayner told the Sun: reimbursed accordingly."

The Telegraph has reached out to a spokesperson for further comment.