Keir Starmer pays back more than £6,000 in gifts after becoming prime minister

Sir Keir Starmer has paid back more than £6,000 worth of gifts received since becoming prime minister, Downing Street has said.

A scandal over freebies accepted by the Labour leader – including six Taylor Swift tickets – rocked the party within weeks of him entering Number 10.

So much so, that Labour MP for Canterbury, Rosie Duffield, becoming the first MP to jump ship since the General Election over the row.

Sir Keir and other Cabinet members – who vowed to ‘clean up’ British politics after 14 years of Tory rule – faced weeks of criticism for accepting tens of thousands of pounds worth of freebies from wealthy donors.

He has now decided to cover the cost of the Taylor Swift tickets, four others to the races and a clothing rental agreement with a high-end designer favoured by his wife, Lady Victoria Starmer.

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