Sir Keir Starmer has paid back more than £6,000 worth of gifts and hospitality received since taking office, Downing Street has said.
The prime minister is covering the cost of six Taylor Swift tickets, four to the races and a clothing rental agreement with a high-end designer favoured by his wife, Lady Victoria Starmer.
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It follows weeks of criticism over Sir Keir and his top team accepting tens of thousands of pounds worth of freebies from wealthy donors.
While this has all been declared, opposition parties have accused Labour of hypocrisy, given they vowed to “clean up politics” if they entered government.
Sir Keir has already said he will no longer accept donations for clothes, and has committed to overhauling hospitality rules for ministers to ensure better transparency about what is provided following the backlash.
A Downing Street Spokesperson said: “The prime minister has commissioned a new set of principles on gifts and hospitality to be published as part of the updated ministerial code.
“Ahead of the publication of the new code, the prime minister has paid for several entries on his own register. This will appear in the next register of members interests.”
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Gifts paid for by Sir Keir include four Taylor Swift tickets from Universal Music Group totalling £2,800, two from the Football Association at a cost of £598, and four to Doncaster Races from Arena Racing Corporation at £1,939.
An £839 clothing rental agreement with Edeline Lee, the designer recently worn by his wife to London Fashion Week, along with one hour of hair and makeup, was also covered by the prime minister.
It comes afrer it emerged that Lord Alli, a top Labour donor who has funded some of the gifts to the prime minister, is facing a House of Lords investigation over “alleged non-registration of interests”, leading to a possible breach of the members’ code of conduct.
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