Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has accepted £76,000 worth of entertainment, clothes, and other freebies from UK donors since the 2019 general election, making him one of the MPs with the highest amount of such benefits. The Financial Times reported that the freebies included tickets to over 20 football games, concert tickets, and various other events. This level of acceptance is more than almost any other MP and surpasses the combined amount taken by all Labour leaders since 1997. Notably, Starmer also received a £4.5k holiday at a beauty spot in Wales, provided by a Swansea businessman. The acceptance of these gifts has raised questions about their taxability and the broader issue of MPs accepting corporate freebies.
Keir Starmer had £4.5k holiday for free at a beauty spot in Wales thanks to a Swansea businessman https://t.co/X1i4slk88w
I rather suspect this industrial-scale acceptance of gifts is rife across all parties. In this case, @Keir_Starmer is being singled out. However, I recall my late father, whose last job was in Whitehall, telling me he was not allowed to accept even a bottle of wine at Christmas. https://t.co/JFwWLo4gW0
I rather suspect this industrial-scale acceptance of gifts is rife across all parties. In this case, @Keir_Starmer is being singled out. However, I recall my late father, whose last job was in Whitehall, telling me he was not allowed to accept even a bottle wine at Christmas. https://t.co/JFwWLo4gW0
Parliamentary stats show Keir Starmer has accepted £760,000 worth of gifts including clothes, although he's done well to hide it https://t.co/YLZbhozN1F
Parliamentary stats show Keir Starmer accepted £760,000 worth of gifts including clothes, although he's done well to hide it https://t.co/KZgiixMyfC
🇬🇧 LIKELY NEXT PM OF UK ACCEPTED $144K IN "DONOR GIFTS" - CONCERT TICKETS... PLANE RIDES... CLOTHES?! And everyone thought he was so boring.... It turns out Labour Party leader Keir Starmer, who will likely become the next UK Prime Minister, has received $144,000 worth of gifts… https://t.co/5q7qoGsSRx
Great FT story recycled into the Mail splash. Tomorrow you might want to go for this scoop on Keir Starmer accepting £76k of freebies. https://t.co/DHYIAiUq8x https://t.co/Ut8CghQFMN
Keir Starmer has taken more corporate freebies than ALL Labour leaders since 1997 combined. There’s no such thing as a free lunch https://t.co/FxeoxKoS6y
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Keir Starmer accepted £76,000 of freebies including tickets to over 20 football games via @FT This does my nut in - I bet none of these freebies are taxable. https://t.co/MA1tQce1Am
Keir Starmer accepted £76,000 of freebies including tickets to over 20 football games https://t.co/fSb961ODjF via @ft
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer accepted over £76,000 worth of freebies since the 2019 election, more than almost any other MP [@PickardJE]
Sir Keir Starmer accepted £76,000 worth of entertainment, clothes and similar freebies from UK donors since the 2019 general election, more than almost any other MP, according to research by the Financial Times https://t.co/XvhG3cYJE5
The Labour leader accepted £76,000 worth of entertainment, clothes and similar freebies from UK donors since the 2019 general election, more than almost any other MP: https://t.co/BDEMgiZBuq https://t.co/26Wj0Nhnlg
Starmer accepted £76,000 of freebies including tickets to over 20 football games https://t.co/55t2PWjScQ