Keir Starmer faces fresh questions over £55,000 worth of 'hospitality' donations from Lord Alli to Labour - as Wes Streeting becomes THIRD cabinet minister to have used property owned by millionaire donor By David Churchill and Martin Beckford In New York and Ryan Prosser For Mailonline Published: 22:59 BST, 26 September 2024 | Updated: 23:03 BST, 26 September 2024 e-mail View comments Sir Keir Starmer was urged to 'come clean' over how many times he used a Labour peer's £18 million penthouse as he tried to brush off the freebies saga with a crass joke. The Prime Minister had to defend himself after it emerged he used a luxury apartment belonging to major donor Waheed Alli to record a clip telling Britain to work from home during the pandemic. And further questions were being asked last night after the Mail uncovered £55,000-worth of opaquely-listed 'hospitality' donated by the multi-millionaire peer – who was controversially given a rare Number 10 pass this year – to the party in just 12 months.
On a visit to New York, Sir Keir tried to laugh off the growing row as he looked to woo Wall Street investors in the lavish Midtown residence of the UK's Consul General, Hannah Young. He told the business chiefs: 'I'd like to pretend this is my apartment to welcome you to, but I can't, because Hannah has already nabbed it.' The Prime Minister was urged to come clean over how many times he used Lord Alli's £18million home as he tried to laugh off the ongoing saga on .
