Has Starmer got a sleaze problem? | The News Agents
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Just two months on from the landslide general election and Starmer is having to field questions about the 100k worth of freebies he's received since 2019 and why his chief of staff, Sue Gray, is being paid more than the PM.
The story it tells is of frantic briefing around the PM by disgruntled special advisors. Is this a problem he has to fix? Or can he ignore it? And can he withstand accusations of 'sleaze' after labelling the Tories with that for so long? We talk to the Starmer's chief of staff before Sue Gray - Sam White.
And Aggie Chambre, LBC's political correspondent reveals to us the new rules for MPs at Labour conference.
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It's been depressing watching the few pundits you could rely on to be honest in this country suddenly twisting themselves in knots to defend this. He was ambushed by season tickets, he didn't know thousands of pounds worth of clothes might look like a bribe. And this line of "Oh they should be paid more is absolutely *infuriating*. They're paid a fortune.
Pundits are like politicians - from the same entitled class of middleclass professionals who are completely out of touch with how people on low incomes live. I'd have more respect for Starmer's missus if she made her own clothes and he wore standard suits from M&S or some other British clothes supplier. So much for change! 🙄
Thank you!!
Even if it wasn't wrong or against the rules, the optics are just terrible. You should be politically savvy enough to know that when you're talking about tough decisions and tightening our belts, going to taylor swift concerts and getting you clothes paid for, is not going to go down well
Grifter !
A declared bribe is still a bribe and this all being used to deflect from the much bigger issue about Labour declaring their £4 million donation from a very questionable hedge fund. There are no free lunches in politcs and there's no moral high ground here.
It's over 20 grand a year tax-free in freebies, it is a bad look.
Why shouldn’t a Prime Minister and her/his family in any democracy appear before voters in what they can afford to wear? It’s the focus on designer wear that is unhealthy and distracting. They are people’s representatives not models!
Starmer appears to be lacking even the most basic of political nous. Perception is everything in politics
Just an ordinary person ... Who is in the top 1% of earners. Poor man, how can he cope?!
Madness and very telling on those making excuses
THEY'RE ALL THE SAME. They look the same, they sound the same, they act the same.
There's no way Emily would give this much latitude to the PM if he was JRM. The fact is KS has dropped a clanger here. Nothing terminal, but it fails the smell test, at a time we are being asked to swallow more austerity.
In many local authority areas in this Country the Lord Mayor/Lord Provost receive a “clothing” allowance for them and their spouses so perhaps it’s more widespread than most people are aware of including those in the media.
No, he hasn't
The media does have an anything-for-clicks problem, though.
Id love someone to do a deep dive into "the rules" for MPs and how out dated and self serving they are. They get cut price food in Westminister, they get money to own 2 homes, what can be claimed on expenses is ridiculous. They also accept gifts from donors and stupidly claim this does not influence decision making. Does anyone believe this? Civil servants, must refuse all gifts as they could be seen as garnering favour e.g. even a box of chocs. The guidelines on standards of behaviour for civil servants is right. Would any reasonable person accept the justification for MPs accepting gifts and the "blank cheque" culture for expenses. If the rules were changed, it would go a long way to filling the financial black hole.
Nolan priniciples sd he talkig aboutt the old pop singers 'the Nolans? Very confusing
It’s the smell test that matters, I can’t believe Starmer has be silly enough to lay himself open to this criticism, yes he didn’t break the rules but with much of the population having to tighten their belts what on earth made him think that accepting lavish gifts would look ok?, this is not the way I expected Starmer to behave, it’s a misstep that’s going to haunt him for a very long tie, ditch the perks Keir, all of them.
Let’s not forget that Samantha cameron received that £2mln donation from David Brownlow for her fashion brand and that mire than 319 civil servants were paid more than Cameron some double what he was on in 2015
Really? Why is this important? The big question is why a publicly paid journalist like Chris Mason, who got handed the story by insiders, is on quarter of a million pounds a year?
That’s some whataboutery.
Who asked you to decide what the question is.
I’ve decided the big question is why am I so hungry so long before dinner
Was it important a Tory donor paid for some wallpaper under Boris? Or did you loudly say then was no story?
Starmer didn't loudly say then was no story.
There's politically naive and politically inept. I'm generally extremely cycnical about anyone living in the Westminster bubble, but I didn't expect this level of being politically deaf, dumb and blind to how such matters would be inevitably be presented and play out in a predominantly right wing media. I really hope it's not just a consequence of them having such a huge majority they think they can be complacent.
You both earned more than the PM when you worked for the BBC … but left to make more money elsewhere … which you were entitled to do. But it’s a bit rich to criticise if no rules have been broken. Let’s change the rules.
That wasn't starmer's position when was Boris. Is the point. Is the opening clip.
(And he more than once has broken the rules by being late / only declaring once caught)
John please take a chill pill 😂
No. FFS.
Can you média types start asking questions about the VIP PPE scandal? The Test and Trace scandal? The whole Johnson driven scandal? The disaster of Brexit?
Get your priorities right.
"Don't brief against your colleges" you're having a laugh chap what about how they treated Corbyn
no starmer has a corbyn problem that wont go away, like a hyena wearing a lion's mane
No. He does not have a sleeze problem. Can the right wing press wake up and stop trying to shovel bs everyday?
The rules should be changed
Way to make sure the 'They're all the same!' lot don't go over to Reform, eh? Three months! Depressing.
these commentators have no moral arguments only thing to do switch off.
Clearly Sir Kid Starver is sticking to those pinciples😅
Learn to spell.
Starmer is not exactly broke
This constant criticism of far right UK prime minister Sir Kier Starmer is deeply unfair and highly problematic
Why do you have to pollute every comment section with your unfunny nonsense?
@@dannyquinn9128 it's not pollution, it is defending our Prime Minister
@@Crouchy232323 If you think you're being "edgy", or "satirical", it's failing. You just come across as daft.
@@dannyquinn9128 I speak on behalf of everyone here when I say that Sir Kier Starmer should be given time to sort out the mess left by the Tories.
@@Crouchy232323 Weird.
6:12 Emily is spot on about Sam Cam, the optics of having a high end high street outfit over a designer donation is much better for a person in political power and their spouse. Marks and Spencer’s, John Lewis, or British designer if necessary. But I don’t think they should get clothes on expenses, maybe strictly work clothes could be tax deductible but if the PM and family aren’t paid enough to buy their own clobber, what does that say about the country. Sell us out for a fancy suit!