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Originally Posted by papa smurf
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
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”.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics...private-office
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Remember the fuss Labour made about the wallpaper, which I think cost a few grand. At least the wallpaper would have remained on the wall of number 10 as it was not a personal item.
Declaring a second lot of clothing as office expenses but not the first lot stinks of a deliberate act of deception. Would a second lot of clothing look bad? I expect them to trot out an excuse that it was what they were advised to declare it as.