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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

The Guardian - UK

‘Pretty farcical’: Keir Starmer downplays use of Waheed Alli’s £18m penthouse

PM says the public can make their own judgments about gifts and maintains no rules have been broken

The Guardian - UK

Labour freebies: The gifts Starmer and other MPs have accepted as PM under fire

Football matches, music concerts and wardrobe upgrades – here’s a guide to the gifts Keir Starmer and other MPs have accepted

The Independent UK

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Much to celebrate in Liverpool – but too soon to joke about ‘Dressgate’

Joy and relief among Labour MPs was obvious, but tensions around donations, fuel poverty and Sue Gray’s salary lingered

The Guardian - UK

Starmer defends borrowing £18m flat as place for son to study during election

PM gives ‘human’ reason for accepting offer from Labour donor Waheed Alli and says no cash changed hands

The Guardian - UK

Inside the £18.35 million penthouse at the centre of Kier Starmer's latest donation row

The political row over freebies has been re-ignited by revelations the Prime Minister stayed in this luxurious abode

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer accepted £20,000 of accommodation to help his son study for GCSEs

The prime minister said Lord Alli had provided him somewhere that his son could study ‘peacefully’

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Winter Fuel Payment cut will haunt Labour 'forever', says veteran MSP

A VETERAN MSP has said Labour’s decision to cut the Winter Fuel Payment (WFP) will be an “albatross around their neck forever”, as she…

The National (Scotland)

Three in five already think Labour set to lose next election, poll finds

MOST voters already think Labour will lose the next General Election, according to a new poll.

The National (Scotland)

Angela Rayner faces questions over £68,000 a year 'vanity photographer'

ANGELA Rayner faces questions over her recruitment of a “vanity photographer” – despite her past criticisms of others for doing the same.

The National (Scotland)

'Short changed by Labour': Anas Sarwar and Ian Murray in freebies row

ANAS Sarwar and Ian Murray have been caught up in the Labour freebies row as it has emerged they were treated to hospitality at a Liverpool match.

The National (Scotland)

Sticking to the script isn’t helping Keir Starmer this time

Donations scandal rumbles on into Labour conference as allies call for a change in strategy

The Guardian - UK

Labour minister admits £14,000 gift for birthday party with journalists and lobbyists

A LABOUR minister has admitted taking a five-figure sum from a Labour donor to fund a party with journalists and lobbyists for her birthday.

The National (Scotland)

Angela Rayner rejects claims she broke rules on donations

Deputy PM denies wrongdoing but says ‘I get that people are angry, I get that people are upset’

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The Independent UK

Angela Rayner defends Labour government over donations row saying ‘all MPs do it’

The deputy prime minister said she understands why people are angry but added that donations are ‘a feature of our politics’

The National (Scotland)

Angela Rayner rejects claim she broke rules relating to declaring holiday gift

ANGELA Rayner has appeared to have breached parliamentary rules by failing to declare that a friend joined her on a “personal holiday” funded…

The Independent UK

‘Don’t compare Keir to Boris’ pleads minister as Diane Abbott accuses PM of being ‘in pocket of millionaires’

Exclusive: Ministers are concerned that comparisons are now being drawn between Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson as the row over gifts erupts

The Guardian - UK

Starmer will stop accepting clothes to show solidarity with public, says Nandy

Culture secretary says PM and others will stop accepting gifted clothes as they don’t want voters to believe they are ‘living very different lives’

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Evening Standard

Diane Abbott says Keir Starmer is 'in the pockets of millionaires' amid donation row

MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington calls out party over gifts accepted

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer and top Labour colleagues to stop taking clothes gifts from donors

Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner will not accept donations for work outfits after row over Waheed Alli gifts

Evening Standard

Sir Keir Starmer: What are the rules on UK politicians accepting gifts?

The prime minister has been challenged over gifts to his wife from Labour peer Lord Alli and thousands of pounds’ worth of football tickets

The Guardian - UK

With the best glasses donor money can buy, surely Starmer can see that this week has been a total disaster

When the only recent PM to have worse approval ratings is Liz Truss, one hopes for a rethink, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Conversation

Do the Starmers’ expensive donated clothes matter? Yes and no

Keir Starmer’s commitment to putting an end to “the chaos of sleaze” is already on the ropes, largely because of reports surrounding his wife’s clothes. The prime minister initially failed to declare clothes gifted to Victoria Starmer by Labour party donor Waheed Alli – although he has now done so.

Evening Standard

Minister defends £170,000 salary of Keir Starmer aide Sue Gray

Ministers have ‘no political input’ into the pay of advisers, Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds says

The Independent UK

UK leader Starmer is facing flak for taking freebies. He says he's done nothing wrong

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was elected in July on a promise to restore trust in politics

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