The British Prime Minister, Keir more star, declared more than 100,000 pounds (around 132,500 euros) in gifts, benefits and hospitality since December 2019. This is more than any other parliamentarian received, according to figures compiled by the channel. SkyNews.
Starmer, who who became leader of the Labour Party in April 2020 and first In July of this year, was harshly criticized in the British media since it has been revealed that clothing accepted worth thousands of pounds from a multi-millionaire businessman. The gifts include Premier League football tickets, four Taylor Swift concert tickets and the European Cup.
The president assured that he followed all the rules of transparency that require that gifts be declared. However, this figure is so high that they have become a thorn in the side of his government, especially at a time when cuts are being made to pay the energy bills of millions of retirees, he said. Reuters.
The chain SkyNews reported that more star had accepted £107,145 in gifts, benefits and hospitalityone of the categories in Parliament’s register of interests since the national election five years ago. The next person on the list is the Leader of the House of Commons, Lucy Powell, who received £40,289 in gifts.
Tickets and clothing
The gifts of Starmer included £12,588 worth of Premier League football tickets, which he does entrance hall against the Prime Minister’s plans to create a football regulator.
This included more than £6,000 worth of tickets for Arsenal matcheshis favorite team, 1,628 pounds in tickets for the final of the European Football Championship and four hospitality tickets to a Taylor Swift concert worth a total of £4,000. Earlier this week, the Labour leader defended the right to accept gifts, saying that if he didn’t, I couldn’t go there at a football match.
