“Keir Starmer’s Hypocrisy Exposed: Takes £100k in Freebies While Sleaze Scandal Continues”.H
The Prime Minister’s past acceptance of free gifts and tickets has been revealed amid the ongoing ‘passes for glasses’ row.
Sir Keir has said he can’t watch Arsenal unless his tickets are paid for (Image: Getty)
Sir Keir Starmer has pocketed more freebies than any other political leader in recent times, new research has revealed, pouring more pressure on the Prime Minister amid the ‘passes for glasses’ sleaze row.
The PM is under growing pressure after it was revealed his wife accepted over £5,000 in free designer clothes from top Labour donor Lord Alli, something that wasn’t properly declared to Parliament in contravention of the rules.
Sir Keir has also received lavish gifts from Lord Alli, including £12,000 in clothing, use of his house during the election valued at £20,000, and even numerous pairs of designer glasses adding to £2,485.
But wider research by the Guardian has revealed Sir Keir has set a record in accepting free gifts from rich donors over the past few years.
The Labour leader, who earns over £160,000 a year as Prime Minister and has a bespoke pension scheme from his time as Director of Public Prosecutions, has now topped £100,000 in gifts and tickets.
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This includes almost 40 sets of free tickets since becoming Labour leader in 2020, including football matches, £4,000 of hospitality at a Taylor Swift concert, and £698-worth of Coldplay tickets.
Sir Keir has insisted he will continue pocketing the freebies, despite mounting anger about him living in luxury while cutting Winter Fuel Payments for impoverished pensioners.
The Prime Minister has also been mocked for claiming that he can only attend football matches if he accepts free box seats, as his security requirements mean he can’t go into the stands.
He argued: “If I don’t accept a gift of hospitality, I can’t go to a game. You could say: ‘Well, bad luck.’ That’s why gifts have to be registered. But, you know, never going to an Arsenal game again because I can’t accept hospitality is pushing it a bit far.”
However plenty of Prime Minister have attended sports matches in stands, including most recently Rishi Sunak at his beloved Southampton, w here the then-PM managed to also pay for his own tickets.
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The Guardian contrasts Sir Keir’s donations to previous party leaders, including David Cameron whose time as leader of the opposition saw him register less than one tenth the amount of Sir Keir.
From 2005 to 2010, Lord Cameron declared a set of Rugby World Cup tickets, tickets to a Tory donor ball, various hampers and £4,475 of discounted personal training sessions.
Ed Miliband also declared less than £10,000 during his five years leading the Labour Party, including BA flight upgrades worth £5,866 and Paralympic tickets.
The frugal Jeremy Corbyn declared just £900 in Glastonbury tickets across his five years leading Labour.
Even Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak took substantially less, albeit Mr Johnson then accepted thousands in free holidays and other events while in No. 10.
Sir Keir has said there is a “massive difference between declarations and corruption”.
