Keir Starmer branded 'out of order' as Britons rage at wife's clothing donations: 'Too busy taking off the pensioners!'

Keir Starmer branded 'out of order' as Britons rage at wife's clothing donations: 'Too busy taking off the pensioners!'

WATCH NOW: Britons react to Keir Starmer's failure to declare donations to wife Victoria

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Georgia Pearce

By Georgia Pearce


Published: 16/09/2024

- 15:35

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer reportedly failed to declare donations made by Lord Waheed Alli to his wife Victoria for clothing

Sir Keir Starmer has been criticised by angry Britons after the Prime Minister failed to declare a large donation to his wife Victoria.

Businessman and Labour donor Lord Waheed Alli reportedly donated a large sum to Lady Starmer, which covered the cost of a personal shopper, clothes, and alterations.


Starmer is now facing a possible investigation after he failed to declare the donation by Alli in his initial register of MPs' interests.

However, it's understood that the PM approached parliamentary authorities last week to make a late declaration, having been given updated advice on what needed to be registered.

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Sir Keir Starmer has sparked fury amongst Britons after receiving a large donation for 'clothing' for him and his wife Victoria

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Speaking to residents in Cottingham, Yorkshire, Britons expressed their outrage at the Labour leader and claimed the decision not to declare Alli's donations is "out of order".

GB News's Anna Riley heard the scathing views of the locals as they delivered their verdict on the Prime Minister's latest controversy.

Hitting out at Starmer, one voter told GB News: "It's out of order. At the end of the day, he's the Prime Minister, he should set an example.

"At the end of the day, he's too busy taking off the pensioners and not declaring his stuff. They get heating allowance and they get more money than us - we're means tested, how come they're not tested? They're on a lot more money than us."

Lord Waheed Alli

Lord Waheed Alli has donated £500,000 to Labour, including £20,000 to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer for new clothes

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She added: "He's got enough money to make her look nice, a hell of a lot of money. So that's a load of codswallop."

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Sharing his thoughts on the matter, a young Yorkshire resident admitted it was an "odd" donation to receive by a Labour member.

He said: "It just seems like a bit of an odd thing to be doing when he should be running a country, and sorting out a lot of the issues that the country has.

"If he's meant to declare it and he's not declared it, then he should declare it, but also I think he's got bigger issues to deal with."

Echoing the same thoughts, an elderly voter claimed that Starmer is "guilty" if he did not declare the donation when he should have.

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Residents of Cottingham weighed in on the latest controversy to rock the Labour Government

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He told Anna Riley: "If it was generally understood that he ought to declare these things, then he should, and I suppose he's guilty to that extent."

Discussing the donation of Lord Alli, the Cottingham local added: "I suppose they want to buy him, and buy whatever they want, they think it might be a way in."

When quizzed the controversy whilst visiting Rome, the Prime Minister said: "It's very important to me that the rules are followed. I've always said that. I said that before the election. I reinforced it after the election.

"And that's why shortly after the election, my team reached out for advice on what declarations should be made so it's in accordance with the rules.

"They then sought out for further advice more recently, as a result of which they've made the relevant declarations."

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