Angela Rayner has made history – though not in the way taxpayers might have hoped. She’s the first Deputy Prime Minister to land herself a personal, taxpayer-funded ‘vanity’ photographer, costing £68,000 a year. LBC’s Nick Ferrari wasted no time this morning, tearing into Rachel Reeves over the glaring hypocrisy. Rayner, who once raged against Boris Johnson’s “coterie of vanity photographers,” is now indulging in the very same perk. Reeves floundered as she tried to justify the splurge while ordinary Brits are told to tighten their belts. Apparently, “difficult decisions” on public spending don’t apply when it comes to a luxury snapper for the Deputy PM…

Meanwhile, Downing Street’s new senior photographer will be on a modest salary of £48,000, while the Deputy Prime Minister’s personal photographer enjoys a salary that is 41% higher. As Guido reported last month, the Government Communication Service has quietly launched a massive hiring spree, adding 42 new roles across departments, costing an eye-watering £1,991,800 at the taxpayer’s expense. Quite the backdrop for Reeves’ black hole doom-and-gloom speech later today…