Sir Keir Starmer will pay back around £6,000 for gifts he's received since becoming Prime Minister. The 62-year-old has come in for criticism for some of the donations he's accepted, something MPs are allowed to do as long as they are declared. It was announced this week that the Labour leader will pay back some of the gifts he accepted after entering number 10 Downing Street.
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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Sir Keir also accepted four tickets for one of eight sold out shows at Wembley Stadium in June, courtesy of the Premier League. The cost of those tickets came to £4,000 and will not be paid back. ‘S.
