Keir Starmer dodges fresh questions about why he doesn't buy his own suits and claims sitting in a posh box at Arsenal SAVES money for taxpayers as the PM is challenged about being Parliament's 'king
6 months, 1 week ago

Keir Starmer dodges fresh questions about why he doesn't buy his own suits and claims sitting in a posh box at Arsenal SAVES money for taxpayers as the PM is challenged about being Parliament's 'king

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer today dodged fresh questions about why he doesn't buy his own suits as he was challenged about being Parliament's 'king of freebies'. He is under scrutiny over taking suits and spectacles worth thousands of pounds from Labour peer Lord Waheed Alli, who also gave high-end clothing to Sir Keir's wife Victoria. The Prime Minister faced a gruelling series of local TV interviews amid a fierce row over his acceptance of more than £100,000 of gifts since the 2019 general election Sir Keir Starmer pictured watching Arsenal's first Premier League game of the season against Wolves last month Sir Keir is also under scrutiny over taking suits and spectacles worth thousands of pounds from Labour peer Lord Waheed Alli Speaking to ITV London, Sir Keir described his arrangements for attending Arsenal matches. This has seen the PM dubbed 'Free Gear Keir' by his critics, with reports today claiming Sir Keir also used Lord Alli's £18million penthouse during this year's general election campaign. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds claimed the PM was ok to take freebies - including posh seats at football matches - because he works hard and deserves 'a little bit of relaxation' And speaking to Sky News, Mr Reynolds added: 'I think anyone who's doing a job of the pressure, of the scale, of the importance, that the Prime Minister does, spends pretty much every bit of their waking life working on it, and if they've got the chance for a little bit of time with family or something that's important to them, in this case lifelong support for a football team, again, I don't think that's a problem.

History of this topic

Keir Starmer quietly kept gifts of Taylor Swift merchandise after getting complimentary tickets to see pop star with his family... which he later U-turned to repay
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Starmer pays back £6,000 of gifts in third attempt to close down freebies row
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Following freebies row, UK's Starmer pays back $8,000 worth of gifts
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Keir Starmer facing calls for an investigation into gifts from Lord Alli after £16,000 in new clothing revealed
6 months ago
Sir Keir Starmer had ANOTHER £16,000 of clothes given to him by Labour peer Lord Alli as row over Prime Minister's freebies deepens
6 months ago
Keir Starmer accepted £20,000 of accommodation to help his son study for GCSEs
6 months ago
After the Labour ‘freebie’ scandal, Starmer is running out of time to get his government back on track
6 months ago
Diane Abbott accuses Starmer of being ‘in pocket of millionaires’ as minister defends PM
6 months, 1 week ago
Pressure grows for Keir Starmer to give up free Arsenal box over 'massive and blatant conflict of interest' amid football regulator row
6 months, 1 week ago
Starmer will no longer accept donations for clothes
6 months, 1 week ago
Keir Starmer will no longer accept donations for clothes after freebies row
6 months, 1 week ago
Keir Starmer, Angela Rayner and Rachel Reeves WON'T accept gifts for clothing or glasses in future as Labour scrambles to quell row over freebies before party conference
6 months, 1 week ago
Keir Starmer warned to back or sack Sue Gray row as use of Arsenal box donation revealed
6 months, 1 week ago
Hypocrisy row: UK PM Keir Starmer slammed for taking freebies, gifts worth over £100,000
6 months, 1 week ago
UK leader Starmer is facing flak for taking freebies. He says he's done nothing wrong
6 months, 1 week ago
Starmer has ‘no input’ on Sue Gray’s pay, Cabinet minister suggests
6 months, 1 week ago
Emily Thornberry asks ‘is he supposed to take a packed lunch?’ in defence of Starmer amid Labour donations row
6 months, 1 week ago
Keir Starmer’s wife went to two Taylor Swift concerts for free in Labour donation controversy
6 months, 1 week ago
Why can’t Keir pay for his own clothes and Arsenal and Coldplay tickets?
6 months, 1 week ago
Sir Keir Starmer received £4,000 Taylor Swift tickets for free
7 months ago
Starmer accepted £76k worth of gifts including tickets to 20 football matches
8 months, 3 weeks ago
‘No problem here’ insists Starmer, as standards watchdog opens investigation
2 years, 9 months ago
Sir Keir Starmer being investigated over possible breaches of MPs’ rules
2 years, 9 months ago

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