Peer gave Keir Starmer more clothes worth £16,000, declared as money for private office
Exclusive: Donations worth £10,000 in October 2023 and £6,000 in February 2024 bring gifted clothes total to £32,000
Rowena Mason and Peter WalkerFri 27 Sep 2024 13.01 EDTShare
Keir Starmer was given a further £16,000 worth of clothes by the Labour peer Waheed Alli, which was declared as money for his private office, the Guardian can reveal.The donations, comprising £10,000 in October 2023 and £6,000 in February 2024, bring the total amount in gifted clothes to £32,000.These latest gifts were not previously known about as they were described as being “for the private office of the leader of the opposition”.The revelation is likely to reignite a row over the extent of donations that Starmer and some of his frontbench team acccepted while in opposition, much of it from Alli.It is understood that Starmer has since sought advice from the registrar of MPs’ interests over the two donations, and they will be recategorised as donations in kind of clothing. The original donations were declared on time.
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How does it work like? Does Starmer have a wish list like an OnlyFans girl that he sends to Alli? Does Alli just randomly surprise him with clothes? Or does Starmer go shopping and put it on Alli’s tab?
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I want to see some serious drip for £30k in seven months. Show us your wardrobe!
And Did he then give Waheed Alli any contracts with tax payers money for suits?? No
Seems Tories trying to suggest giving tax/our payers money away like they did is the same as somebody giving a celeb something for which he will get no gain from the public purse
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