I don't think anyone has ever seen the receipts for the specs and suits. It was just a lump of money, the supposed purposes were just excuses. I doubt any tax was paid on this income either.
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Starmer registered the gifts with the appropriate people and in the allotted time frame.
There was nothing dodgy about it. It was just seen as hypocritical to cut allowances or benefits while wearing high end free clothes.
Despite many politicians and PMs before them doing exactly the same.
He paid the required tax on those donations.
They were presented as expense payments, so wouldn't have been taxed as income.
But we don't know whether he actually bought anything. Also clothes aren't an allowable expense, unless your job requires special clothing, e.g. fireproof overalls for a welder. A suit to be a politician is not an allowable expense.
But we don't know how they were accounted for, along with all his other freebies and gifts. All shrouded in secrecy of course.
But we don't know whether he actually bought anything. Also clothes aren't an allowable expense, unless your job requires special clothing, e.g. fireproof overalls for a welder. A suit to be a politician is not an allowable expense.
But we don't know how they were accounted for, along with all his other freebies and gifts. All shrouded in secrecy of course.
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More uninformed waffle and daub.
What business is that of yours?
Who's the "we"?
No-one suggested it was.
Strawman arguments. More uninformed waffle and daub.
After he'd been caught.
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Nonsense. It was his wife's receipts of donations that were overlooked, not Starmers.
You'd best join Ivor in the dunces corner.
Nonsense. It was his wife's receipts of donations that were overlooked, not Starmers.
You'd best join Ivor in the dunces corner.
2024 Labour Party freebies controversy - Wikipedia
But if Starmer receives a free suit it's corrupt. That £5,000,000 was a bribe to influence policy. Wasted money if you ask me because Farage will sabotage Reform's chances of winning a GE because he hates scrutiny and always comes across as an angry petulant child when asked uncomfortable questions.
If I was going to influence policy or allow the politics of my party to work favourably for a wealthy individual, I'd want more than a suit and a pair of glasses. A minimum of £5 mill' starting point.
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You should read your own links:2024 Labour Party freebies controversy - Wikipedia
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His own gifts were registered with the appropriate body in good time.
I can easily understand how a busy working person does not monitor his wife's clothing additions. And the wife, not being a MP, would not be aware of the requirement for her to advise the appropriate body.
I did, I was more interested in the scale of the corruption.
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What, the £100,000 over a 5 year time span approaching the £5 million of Farage, or the £122 million to Michelle Money?
All Starmers gifts declared correctly.
You would say that.
Interesting comment by Jennrick who disagrees with Farrage when he said his £5million gift is none of anyone’s business . There is an opportunity through parliamentary process to discipline Nige and force a by election. His thin skinned arrogance might just get him out of Parliament.
www.theguardian.com
Robert Jenrick says questions about £5m donation to Farage are legitimate
Reform MP appears to contradict party leader’s claim money from crypto billionaire is ‘none of your business’
www.theguardian.com
