Sir Keir Starmer: What are the rules on UK politicians accepting gifts?
What are the rules on UK politicians accepting gifts? - The prime minister has been challenged over gifts to his wife from Labour peer Lord Alli and thousands of pounds’ worth of football tickets
Starmer may have broken rules over donor's gifts to wife
Sir Keir Starmer may have broken parliamentary rules in failing to declare clothes bought for his wife by Labour donor Lord Waheed Alli. According to the Sunday Times, the donations also covered the cost of a personal shopper and alterations for Victoria, both before and after the general election.
PM Starmer under fire for failing to declare gifts on time
UK MPs are allowed to accept gifts but have to declare donations and extra-parliamentary income within 28 days. Starmer says he missed the deadline because he was verifying exactly what needed to be declared.
Keir Starmer faces backlash over early failure to disclose £16,200 in donor-funded clothing
Starmer first recorded a donation from Alli worth £16,200 in the register of MPs’ financial interests under the category of “any other support”, and described it as “private support for the office of the leader of the opposition,
Should Sir Keir Starmer buy his own clothes?
Live listeners chat to Nicky Campbell… Sir Keir Starmer has come in for criticism for accepting gifts of clothes and glasses worth thousands of pounds from a Labour donor. There’s no suggestion of any wrongdoing: the donations from Lord Alli have been declared on the parliamentary register.
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Starmer reported to Parliament’s standards watchdog over wife’s clothes bought by donor
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British PM breached parliament's rules over clothing donations to wife, Sunday Times reports
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Who is Lord Alli, the life peer and prominent Labour donor?
Waheed Alli’s parents were Caribbean of Indian heritage. While his mother was Hindu, he took his father’s Muslim faith. He attended school in South Norwood and left aged 16 with nine O Levels.
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UK leader Starmer is facing flak for taking freebies. He says he's done nothing wrong
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Lord Alli: How Labour donor’s largesse tarnished government’s squeaky clean image
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