DEPUTY PM Angela Rayner took money from the militant Fire Brigades Union — and is now the chief fire minister.
She faces calls to pay back the £1,000 to avoid a perceived conflict of interest.
Ms Rayner, whose Cabinet brief covers housing and local government, accepted the cash in June 2024.
It was not published on her MP’s register of interests as it is beneath the £1,500 threshold.
But it was unearthed after a request to view all her donations under the Representation of People Act.
Tory shadow housing secretary Kevin Hollinrake said: “As the minister overseeing the fire service, this dodgy deal reeks of a shady quid pro quo.
“To avoid even the perception of a conflict of interest, Angela Rayner must now commit to not taking any more FBU money and repay what she’s had.”
Ms Rayner’s department was put in charge of the fire service in April. The deputy PM also leads on trade union policy in government.
She has since torn up rules which made the fire service continue to lay on a minimum service during strikes.
The FBU praised that decision.
A Ministry of Housing spokesman said: “The donation of June 21, 2024, made before the Deputy PM was in government, has been declared to the department in the usual way.”
He did not say if Ms Rayner would return it or whether she would take any more FBU cash.
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