When Keir Starmer entered 10 Downing Street as the UK’s new prime minister on July 5, the customary line-up of officials and aides was there to clap him in following the Labour Party’s resounding electoral success.

The Prime Minister has received more gifts and freebies than any other MP since he became Labour leader, it’s been revealed. A Sky News investigation found Sir Keir Starmer received two-and-a-half times more gifts and hospitality than the MP in second place, according to their research which tracks how money flows through the UK political system.

Sir Keir Starmer has signalled he would carry on taking gifts from Labour peer Lord Alli amid a backlash over his wife’s clothes.

A Labour peer paid for a personal shopper, clothes and alterations for Lady Starmer, both before and after the Labour leader became prime minister in July, according to The Sunday Times. But Labour said they have contacted authorities over the matter.

Sir Keir Starmer failed to declare that a millionaire Labour donor bought clothes for his wife in a breach of parliamentary rules. Lord Alli, who is also a Labour peer, paid for a personal shopper in addition to designer garments and alterations for Lady Starmer.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended his handling of gifts from a key Labour donor as he sought to take the edge off a controversy that has cast a shadow over his early weeks in office.Most Read fr

Keir Starmer has dodged a question about why a Labour donor paid for clothes for him and his wife. The prime minister is accused of breaching parliamentary rules by failing to initially declare that multi-millionaire businessman Lord Alli had bought £5,

PM accused of breaking the rules over Lord Alli, who has donated more than £500,000 to Labour, and clothes he gave to Lady Victoria Starmer – as she attends London Fashion Week