It’s the gift that keeps giving, at least for the opposition, the Conservative party, in the United Kingdom. The row over freebies given to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer refuses to die down even as he paid back more than £6,000 ($8,000 or Rs 6.62 lakh) worth of gifts and hospitality he received since entering 10 Downing.
But while he’s paid back this amount, it has been revealed that Starmer has received £107,145 ($140,515 or Rs 1.17 crore) in gifts, benefits, and hospitality since 2019. While these gifts are legal in nature, they have dented Starmer’s popularity ratings, with members of the Conservative party accusing him of being non-transparent and hypocritical, given they vowed to “clean up politics” if they entered government.
As the row refuses to die down, let’s take a closer look at all the freebies he’s earned since 2019. Clothes maketh the man PM Starmer has received many donations, of which clothes are one of them. Disclosures reveal that he has received £16,000 (Rs 18 lakh) worth of clothes from prominent Labour supporter Lord Alli, who is also the former chief of online fashion firm Asos.
Alli has also donated multiple pairs of glasses, worth £2,485 (Rs 2.73 lakh) to the British prime minister. It was also revealed that Britain’s First Lady, Victoria Starmer , had also received clothing donations worth £5,000 (Rs 5.
5 lakh) in the form of a personal shopper and clothing alteration fees — once again given by Lord Alli. And even though t.