Angela Rayner used some of her disabled son's NHS compensation to buy her second home, it was claimed on Wednesday night.
She received £162,500 from a trust fund set up to care for 17-year-old Charlie, who was born prematurely.
The money, which she put towards the deposit on her £800,000 Hove apartment, was paid to her when she sold a 25 per cent share of her house in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, to the trust.
Ms Rayner said on Wednesday that the home had been adapted for her son's special needs, and she had transferred her share of the house to the trust to ensure he had 'stability in the family home'.
She said her son had received an award in 2020. The Telegraph said it followed an 11-year legal battle waged between the Rayners and the hospital where her son was born in 2008, weighing less than 1 lb, that resulted in the NHS paying compensation.
