Why doesn’t he buy his own like everyone else? Lammy: ‘Starmer took donor’s gifts because there is no taxpayer funding for clothes’

Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria accepted donations towards clothing because there are no taxpayer funds to cover UK leaders’ wardrobe costs, David Lammy has said.

The Foreign Secretary said the couple had accepted donations so they could “look their best” to represent the UK when other countries allowed lavish, taxpayer-funded budgets for clothing for their leaders.

The Prime Minister is alleged to have broken parliamentary rules by failing to declare donations of clothing for his wife within the designated time limit. The gifts, from prominent Labour donor Lord Alli, were not initially declared in the register of MPs’ interests.

The Prime Minister approached the parliamentary authorities on Tuesday to make a late declaration after being given updated advice on what needed to be registered, according to The Sunday Times.

The donations covered the cost of a personal shopper, clothes and alterations for Lady Starmer before and after Labour’s election win in July.

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