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Labour's Angela Rayner dines with Blair fundraiser 'Lord Cashpoint'

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The peer raised over £100 million for Labour when Tony Blair was leader
The peer raised over £100 million for Labour when Tony Blair was leader

ANGELA Rayner and Sam Tarry enjoyed a posh dinner with Sir Tony Blair’s old fundraiser “Lord Cashpoint” - fuelling talk they are amassing an election war chest.

The loved-up Labour couple were spotted out at a Michelin-starred Indian restaurant with Lord Michael Levy on Thursday night.

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Shadow Deputy PM Angela Rayner and partner Sam Tarry enjoyed a dinner with Lord Levy at Michelin-starred Indian restaurant BenaresCredit: Steve Bell - Commissioned by The Sun
Lord Levy, pictured with his wife Gilda, was widely dubbed 'Lord Cashpoint' for his fundraising prowess in the Blair years
Lord Levy, pictured with his wife Gilda, was widely dubbed 'Lord Cashpoint' for his fundraising prowess in the Blair yearsCredit: Steve Bell - Commissioned by The Sun

Widely dubbed “Lord Cashpoint” for his fundraising prowess in the Blair years, Lord Levy is back raising cash for Labour.

Mr Tarry is believed to be on the hunt for a new seat after being deselected by activists in Ilford South.

News of the trio’s night out at Benares in London’s Mayfair will set tongues wagging that Mr Tarry is out rattling the tin as he eyes up possible new seats.

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One Westminster insider remarked: “That dinner party will certainly raise a few eyebrows.”

Neither Mr Tarry nor Lord Levy responded to the Sun on Sunday’s requests for comment.

A Labour source said: “Angela enjoys eating out with her friends.
“It’s hardly a secret that she’s fond of a curry.”

Lord Levy, 79, raised over £100 million for Labour between 1994 and 2007.

He was questions during Labour’s “cash for honours” scandal back in the 2000s, but was cleared of any wrongdoing.

Kate Ferguson

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