PM suggests £20,000 donation was for ‘son to study for GCSEs’
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But Sir Keir signalled he could continue to accept hospitality from donors, saying that it was a matter of “judgment” for individual MPs whether they receive certain kinds of donations. I took that up and it was the right thing to do.” Asked whether he would like to apologise for the row, he told LBC: “I’m not going to apologise for not doing anything wrong.” The Prime Minister also opened up about life inside Number 10 following Labour’s takeover in July. “That’s a very important time.” The row over declarations by MPs and senior ministers had threatened to overshadow the Labour conference, with criticism aimed at both the PM and his ministers for accepting luxury gifts from wealthy donors while announcing cuts to the winter fuel allowance.
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