Diane Abbott, the new shadow home secretary, took a donation from a charity group alleged to have links with extremist groups.

The Muslim Charities Forum was banned from receiving government aid after an investigation suggested links to a group alleged to fund Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood political movement, as well as poor performance in delivering against agreed objectives.

Ms Abbott accepted a £5,000 donation in kind from the organisation, which paid for her and an assistant to fly to Nairobi as part of a trip to Somaliland.

She declared the funding in the register of member's interests in May, after the charity had its Government backing removed in August 2015.