Two donations, one for £10,000 in October 2023 and another for £6,000 in February this year, were quietly 'recategorised' by Downing Street amid intense scrutiny, bringing the total to £32,000.
The freebies row engulfing Sir Keir Starmer deepened on Friday night as it emerged he was given another £16,000-worth of clothes by Labour peer Lord Alli.
The latest clothing freebies, revealed in the Guardian, were originally recorded in the MPs' register of interests as simply support 'for the private office of the leader of the opposition', as he was not PM at the time. It was not known that they were for clothes until last night. It is understood that following further advice given to No 10 it sought a 'recategorisation' of the donations.
Sir Keir registered £16,200 in gifts from Lord Alli in May this year and did record it as being for 'work clothing' in the MPs' register of interests. He registered £2,485 for 'multiple pairs of glasses' in the same month. Read More Keir Starmer did not declare using donor's £18m penthouse as he was 'only there a couple of hours' Labour has refused to answer questions about Lord Alli being given a No 10 pass to attend meetings on the grounds of national security. The pass has since been withdrawn.
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