He did get caught, it's public knowledge because it is on the parliamentary registered. If he was caught he would be investigated by the parliamentary standards committee. Don't believe all the pictures in the sun.🤦
He's set an example. Do you think any of the members of other parties will be handing back money? What about Robert Jenrick? Or Kemi Badenoch? Will she be returning the £10,000 donation she received from Neil Record? Will she be declaring the fact that she is running her Tory Leadership campaign from his house??? She hasn't yet. What about Michelle Donolan giving back the £15,000 she took from the tax payer to pay her liability settlement? What about Boris Johnson giving back the £245,000 he took from the tax-payer to cover his legal fees as a result of Partygate???
Singapore ex-minister jailed for accepting £230k worth of gifts, including Premier League tickets Story by Niamh Lynch, news reporter (03.10.2024). A former minister in Singapore has been jailed for a year for receiving more than £230,000 worth of gifts, including tickets to Premier League matches and West End musicals.
@@jamesgerrardbrown5169 Major Labour donor Lord Waheed Alli did have a pass to Number 10 but it was "temporary" and "given back several weeks ago", Downing Street has confirmed to the BBC.
Tell that to the old and sick pensioners that will be choosing between food and heating. Wonder why he’s given 6000 back if he’s really done nothing wrong.
@alancoppin2610 firstly, it's just means tested so it won't affect the poor ones. Means testing is a sensible way to decide who should be given free money. Secondly, if he didn't give the money back you'd moan. If he does give the money back you moan. You are just one of those dishonest people that would complain no matter what because you have no actual principles and you're easily influenced by the media
It's easy to appear repentant after you been caught.....anyone else would have ended up in a criminal court.... £6000 from an estimated £100,000+ is only loose change....
Do they not realise that when you take gifts in opposition, your expected repay those favours when your in power. How can they say it’s different to take gifts in opposition to when your in power.
If he wanted to get his credability back, he should have returned the winter fuel allowance back to the pensioners. NOT £6000 back to his mate!. I question his judgement, and I voted labour!
Its about time our politicians were taxed on their freebies, just like everybody else. Politicians are NOT exempt from these taxes but somehow the tax office ignores them. Kier Starmer should've paid over £50,000 in tax for his £107,000 of freebies. Maybe we need a public campaign to force the tax authorities to collect what is legally due, that change alone might remove some of those greedy snouts from the trough.
@@annA48126 Wasn't THIS what they were going to do after the duck house shenanigan and cash for questions. and by the way the rules they have now were of the Tory making.
These MP’S have been exposed, how can they accept gifts (over 4k) and don’t pay the relevant tax ? HMRC should be all over this ! If they try to use this as a donation to the party, then surely they don’t own the clothes but if they keep the clothes, why aren’t they paying tax ? Now Starmer wriggling as he has been called out for his hypocrisy, declaring donations falsely !
If it had been a conservative PM the opposition would be all over it like a bad rash. Why a super injunction on a story which is in the public interest.
And why are the Tories not hammering Labour in the HOCs over this, cornering Starmer and his cronies to perjure themselves like they did Bojo, because they are the same WEF uni party with the same Anti UK pro WEF agenda.
No!!!!!!!!! Investigate who as responsible for the pandemic in the first place, how did it get to the world at large….. a question nobody…. And I mean NOBODY has asked !!!!!! Who was responsible for this thing affecting* the whole world…..
Why couldn't he just say "yes, I was wrong and it does look hypocritical , I apologise and it won't happen again". Then he should say " Yes , our decision to withdraw the WFA was shortsighted and ill-thought. Therefore , we will delay the implementation of means testing until next year. That will give pensioners who are due Pension Credit , more support and time to get the benefits they need to survive another 5 years of austerity."
For all public servants: no donations, no gratuities across the board. They can all afford it. There is some justification for claiming reasonable out of pocket expenses that are unavoidable in performing their public duties, which should be paid from public funds, not accepted as donations. Second homes in London should be procured and managed by the state.
Give all those arrested or in prison the opportunity to pay back and there'll be plenty of prison cells available. What a hypocrite and now trying to justify the bribes.
I wouldn’t leave Starmer in charge of a Chicken run….To do all this and then take £300 away from our dear old pensioners is totally disgusting and shows a complete lack of compassion.
No it isnt. Even though it is within the rules....like Rosie Duffield staying in her cushy seat as an Independent for example... it is bad optics so you put your hands up and show some contrition. Perhaps the estimated £19billion red flagged covid contracts....and this costs the tax payer....freebies cost us nowt...is where you should get some perspective and do your job and chase those 'potential' criminals? Desperate stuff.
@@HughJannus-vw4om no they are not. They are not being paid for from the public purse. Billions going to the tories pals on the other hand did come out of our pockets
£6000 is almost what some people are being forced to live on a year!!! They have to dress themselves, pay rent, feed themselves and make appointments on that!!! Frankly I think accepting designer clothing “to be able to run a successful campaign” is BS!!! We don’t care what they are wearing!!! To be honest I’d be more impressed if I found out their clothes came from Oxfam or Primark than some overpaid designer!!! Don’t expect us to make sacrifices if you aren’t willing to make the same ones!!!
Currently on UC with one child. Rent is £750 a month, I get £1275. Do the math. Before anyone calls me a scrounger, I paid into the system for 45 years. With a salary in excess of 50k p/a for over twenty of those years. So I paid my fair share in tax and national insurance.
Journalists must be careful shining a spotlight on receiving gifts….how many free tickets to fully catered events do they receive…stones, glass houses.
If you dont think journalists are just as likely to be influenced into writing favourable articles or turning a blind eye to people they like or receive gifts from you are very naive
Principles!?! Ffs. They, allegedly, are supposed to set the standards for the rest of us!! He has f.u. badly, paying money back is admitting it was wrong in the first place, legally or morally 😠
Why should a peer care what the MP wears or what his wife wears to the extent he NEEDS to pay for these cloths, rather than ask the MP to use his own money to freshen his wardrobe like all normal people do in new roles or when going for a new role... That is not even a deduction the HMRC will tolerate from ordinary workers... is the PM not ordinary then, above the law, right...
Given this is 'business as normal' why do I not recall the topic being in the news every week for the 14 previous years. The only one that springs to mind is 'wall paper', but Johnson alone took multiples of the values we are talking about now. I'm for a central reporting principle, where no money / gift can be given directly to an MP or spouse. Pay your bribes directly to the civil service directly with a note on who to forward it to. Also the suits are not worth £40K, they just charge £40K for them. They are probably made by the same seamstresses who make £400 suits.
WhatAbout …. just stop normalising this. It’s bad behaviour no matter who does it. Alternatively you can support Keir and reap all the corruption he, his party and other parties sow. Enjoy.
@@drummingtildeath I don’t really care anymore. I’ve left the uk. I’ve retired. Work hard coz I just want my pension now. Keir can wear all the glasses and dresses Ali bought for all I care. You deserve each other.
Starmer just resign and be done with it, you should be running UK events rather than looking pretty and seen attending events F.O.C. Do the job you were elected for, rather than seeing what you can get for nothing.
In my opinion anyone from Parrish councillor to prime minister in fact anyone payed by the tax payer in public service or government should be instantly dismissed for taking cash ,holidays ,cars clothes ect as t
@@CritcalThinker37986you can say that but if you look at it objectively and use your critical thinking skills rather than playing sides. Robert Jenrick took a donation from a shady outfit. A company that has no employees, has never made a profit, is currently in debt and has taken loans from a company based in the Cayman Islands. Sir Keir Starmer has taken donations from a Labour peer whom is a legitimate individual. Both have declared their donations yet for one the news cycle has been endless for the other you have to search for it. I get that one individual is the Prime Minister while the other is campaigning to be the leader of the opposition. If the reason for highlighting the story is because this practice doesn’t sit right with the electorate than surely we would be focusing more on Jenrick because of the source of the funds.
@@mendozamoore366 I’m so happy I left the uk. If you really think complaining about the tories excuses keir getting free glasses, tickets for Taylor swift, clothes for his wife then I’m happy for you. Work harder for me. I’m retired. I don’t really care.
Its not the case of Repaying Any Money. Its the Fact He Took It in the first place. If he hadnt been found out. He would have never Paid a Penny Back. Time for the ones involved in any Freebies and Personal Donations to GO. Reason the Country do not Trust Them. Without Trust we have no Government.
@@johndean1634You are spot on. Starmer says that "new principles" need to be drafted. Integrity is a very old principle, which elite polticians (of all parties), bar a very small minority, seem to not have. In decades gone by, people entered politics (and became MPs) because they had a genuine desire to represent their constituents and act in their constituents best interests. Nowadays, people, without any apparent wider social conscience, become MPs and (within jig time) are elevated to senior positions and apparently prioritise their own self gain & future career development (outside the Commons), with representing the people (they are meant to serve) relegated to the lowest priority (if even a priority at all). Another fundamental (age old) principle is to not tell lies (and tell the truth). It seems that the complete opposite is required to become a "successful" MP or Minister. Unfortunately it is not just the odd bad apple, the whole barrel is rotten.
Ferrari repeating the same lies over again about £2,500 pairs of glasses (the most expensive were £254) and free football tickets (he pays for his own season ticket) and £4,000 of clothes from a private donor. Not one penny from the taxpayer. But not a word about the £40,000,000 of private helicopter rides Sunak made you the taxpayer stump up for. Or the £6,000,000 of "gifts" Boris Johnson received "BUT NEVER DECLARED".
@iannoble4854 I agree in principle but,,,,,, What's the difference between party donors giving cash to help the party advertise in the campaign, and, giving clothes to make him more smart and confident in interviews with the press and foreign counterparts in the run up to the election. Both are donations of private funds to assist the election of a Prime Minister.
Most Labour voters are decent working class people, but these days the party is run by people with very different backgrounds and attitudes. Hopefully, this scandal will make people see those at the top of Labour are really in it for themselves.
There’s more public school people at the top of Labour than at any time in history. Most succeeded through pure graft. I get your point but keep it in perspective
@@Mikeysof1no it’s a scandal. It’s corruption, unethical bad behaviour. Lots of people can and should call it out. Others, like yourself want to excuse and normalise corruption because you believe Keir and Labour are on your side..
@@Mikeysof1 So, a UK prime minister takes money from pensioners whilst taking freebies worth thousands for himself and the media should not report on it - why do you think this?
So from the comments here it seems that accepting gifts within the rules and declaring it correctly is corruption if they are a Labour politician; but it's perfectly OK to accept donations and gifts outside the rules, not declare it and lose the records of it, if you are Boris Johnson. OK, got it now.
The rules are any gifts, donations must be declared correctly ! Starmer didn’t, he claimed some of his clothes under office essentials and not as CLOTHES ! our so called honourable MP’S are not so honest! So was it an attempt not to pay tax on gifts?
Well at least he’s returning the monies that everyone seems so upset about🤷🏻♂️ what about the tories handing back everything they have squandered and taken without declaration 🤬
To all the Anti Starmer commentators, who don't or can't understand the true versions of current affairs carefully and gently explained by James O'brien, I challenge you to call LBC and debate your version with him on air ? No ? I THOUGHT NOT !
Isn’t it funny that with all that is going on in the country and the world in general, that the right wing Tory mouthpiece media keep this non story front and centre. Yes Keir Stammer got a Taylor Swift ticket. Get over it ffs!
Our family loves Sir Keir Starmer❤ My Dad sent him a lovely present of hand crafted shoes. We are a poor household, so we all had to go without for weeks😮 as my Dad saved hard working overtime in the dim noisy rusty old tool factory to buy the Italian handmades for Sir Keir.
The question is, should FULL TIME politicians, from any party, employed by the state (tax payers money) take any gift, inducement or gratuity ...that may be construed as bribery
Do you believe Boris did nothing wrong either? Why do the rules allow them to do this in the first place? The rules themselves are corrupt and need changing. Saying they weren't broken is like saying "but the law gives me a free pass on the first 3 murders I commit" Turn your brain on.
@@clementattlee6984I agree with you until you used an extreme example to justify your point. It is a bit more like earning £55k and paying the amount you are in the higher tax band into your pension to avoid the 40% tax charge and reduce your tax liability to the basic rate of 20%
The new principles are being brought in by this government, your party broke the rules and kept them, Kemi Badenoch is running her leadership campaign from an undeclared gifted property, speak up Nick
The issue i have with these stories is this has been going on for 100s of years. I ask myself why are the media going for it now? That said, the rules have to change.
The media did hold them to account. Who do you think forced BoJo out. The Labour leadership spent a lot of time criticising the government and are now seen as hypocrites and liars. Glass houses and stones....
As the old saying goes .. Nobody gets something for nought! And he didn’t own up because he thought he could get away with it !! Can’t believe a word he or his party says .. He’s proven he has Absolutely no principles!! They need to go asap!!!
He is only handing back SOME of the money 😂😂😂 and that's only because he got caught.
He did get caught, it's public knowledge because it is on the parliamentary registered. If he was caught he would be investigated by the parliamentary standards committee. Don't believe all the pictures in the sun.🤦
He's set an example. Do you think any of the members of other parties will be handing back money? What about Robert Jenrick?
Or Kemi Badenoch? Will she be returning the £10,000 donation she received from Neil Record?
Will she be declaring the fact that she is running her Tory Leadership campaign from his house??? She hasn't yet.
What about Michelle Donolan giving back the £15,000 she took from the tax payer to pay her liability settlement?
What about Boris Johnson giving back the £245,000 he took from the tax-payer to cover his legal fees as a result of Partygate???
I thought he declared it?
Singapore ex-minister jailed for accepting £230k worth of gifts, including Premier League tickets
Story by Niamh Lynch, news reporter (03.10.2024).
A former minister in Singapore has been jailed for a year for receiving more than £230,000 worth of gifts, including tickets to Premier League matches and West End musicals.
A Labour peer who donates massive amounts to the Prime Minister has nothing to gain?
Not even a number 10 entry pass....
@@jamesgerrardbrown5169
Major Labour donor Lord Waheed Alli did have a pass to Number 10 but it was "temporary" and "given back several weeks ago", Downing Street has confirmed to the BBC.
@@tryingmybest9819 like to see the evidence before I believe - the trust has been broken!
Got the pass for bribes given and taken.
@@rainbow-shine6946 What evidence? It's what number 10 told the BBC. Feel free to Google the story yourself. RUclips don't allow links.
Stalmer talking about principles would be like listening to Jimmy Savile talking about morals
Or Alan Coppin about spelling
@@drummingtildeath audio dictation lol
Seems a bit of a step IMHO comparing someone who hasn’t really done anything wrong to Savile.
Tell that to the old and sick pensioners that will be choosing between food and heating. Wonder why he’s given 6000 back if he’s really done nothing wrong.
@alancoppin2610 firstly, it's just means tested so it won't affect the poor ones. Means testing is a sensible way to decide who should be given free money.
Secondly, if he didn't give the money back you'd moan. If he does give the money back you moan. You are just one of those dishonest people that would complain no matter what because you have no actual principles and you're easily influenced by the media
These gifts Starmer has had must surely be Benefits in Kind and taxable, they would be if we received them. Are the Inland Revenue sleeping ?...
@@garyb455 No that’s a separate list of freebies.
It's easy to appear repentant after you been caught.....anyone else would have ended up in a criminal court.... £6000 from an estimated £100,000+ is only loose change....
Was he caught or did he legally declare it unlike most ministers?
its taken 5 weeks to come up with that pathetic little excuse?
How more inept can they show themselves.
Hold that thought
Do they not realise that when you take gifts in opposition, your expected repay those favours when your in power. How can they say it’s different to take gifts in opposition to when your in power.
So why pay six grand back? Just asking the question not inciting a riot?!
the magic number 6 ,the juice love it
Does that Jones lady think we are thick!! How condescending!
Should not have taken them. Caught out. Scrounger.
If he lies to his wife, his children, his colleagues, the press, what chance for the rest of us 🤔
Watch what happens next.... Labour are the gift that keep on giving right now.
Does he think that giving back just £6,000 is going to get us back on his side, too late mate you are done
😂
😂 😂😂😂 How much did Ferrari pile in on the 37 billion basically handed to Tory donors for useless PPE?
😂he’s only in the job
'Done'!?
He's not going anywhere mate
@@drummingtildeathyou must be joking. Watch what scandal drops next about Two Tier.
When you’re in a hole, stop digging
If he wanted to get his credability back, he should have returned the winter fuel allowance back to the pensioners. NOT £6000 back to his mate!. I question his judgement, and I voted labour!
Why would the 40% of pensioners in 1million pound plus homes need it?
@@V4Now And what about the 60% of pensioners who do, and have paid tax for 60+ years. This is ''NOT A FREEBIE'!...😒.
He would have been criticised for u turning on the decision, you should know politics can do no right unless they give everyone free money
@@mjl2904 52yrs of working for a living and still waiting for 'FREE MONEY'.
@@V4Now 40% of UK pensioners are in million pound homes? Pull the other one, mate.
Its about time our politicians were taxed on their freebies, just like everybody else. Politicians are NOT exempt from these taxes but somehow the tax office ignores them. Kier Starmer should've paid over £50,000 in tax for his £107,000 of freebies. Maybe we need a public campaign to force the tax authorities to collect what is legally due, that change alone might remove some of those greedy snouts from the trough.
It's about time we cleaned up our politics full stop. Our politics and politicians are becoming just as bad has America's
Surely a better way is to make all gifts illegal.
@@annA48126 Wasn't THIS what they were going to do after the duck house shenanigan and cash for questions. and by the way the rules they have now were of the Tory making.
And fined for non-disclosure..
I think this would be tax exempt, it was a gift from a friend. Legislation should be changed.THEY ARE ALL HYPOCRITS, blue red or yellow.
These MP’S have been exposed, how can they accept gifts (over 4k) and don’t pay the relevant tax ? HMRC should be all over this ! If they try to use this as a donation to the party, then surely they don’t own the clothes but if they keep the clothes, why aren’t they paying tax ? Now Starmer wriggling as he has been called out for his hypocrisy, declaring donations falsely !
If it had been a conservative PM the opposition would be all over it like a bad rash. Why a super injunction on a story which is in the public interest.
And why are the Tories not hammering Labour in the HOCs over this, cornering Starmer and his cronies to perjure themselves like they did Bojo, because they are the same WEF uni party with the same Anti UK pro WEF agenda.
James o brien still saying nothing to see here
This is the reason why I can’t stand politicians
Because it’s just chicanery, obfuscation, and none of them are straight up about anything.
New principles because people are complaining....
" should have gone to Specsavers " ..... starmer 😨
Paid back as he knows their is now an inquiry into Lord Alli!
Its like children playing at journalists. Get after the real 'criminals' like the covid contracts and do a grown ups job.
So you dont mind labour ripping us off?
Let me guess: it was corruption when Boris did it, but not when it's your team doing it?
As well as corrupt MPs
😂😂😂 Thank you for perfect example of left-wing double standards.
No!!!!!!!!! Investigate who as responsible for the pandemic in the first place, how did it get to the world at large….. a question nobody…. And I mean NOBODY has asked !!!!!! Who was responsible for this thing affecting* the whole world…..
£2500 for glasses? My Cartier didn’t cost that much and he looks like Harry Potter in his
£2500 for several pairs of glasses, it's not just one
I'm an optician, if he wears varifocals and has several pairs that price is not that surprising
Over several years. They're not mentioning that are they?
He look odd to me. Don't sit right on his two faced profile
Why couldn't he just say "yes, I was wrong and it does look hypocritical , I apologise and it won't happen again". Then he should say " Yes , our decision to withdraw the WFA was shortsighted and ill-thought. Therefore , we will delay the implementation of means testing until next year. That will give pensioners who are due Pension Credit , more support and time to get the benefits they need to survive another 5 years of austerity."
Bunch of amateurs
Lord Dark Alley knows more about Starmer just ask him
Conservative got rid of Liz truss with in months . It's time for labour to get rid of starmer.
Why? You seriously equate the disastrous Truss tenure with this non story?
For all public servants: no donations, no gratuities across the board. They can all afford it. There is some justification for claiming reasonable out of pocket expenses that are unavoidable in performing their public duties, which should be paid from public funds, not accepted as donations. Second homes in London should be procured and managed by the state.
Give all those arrested or in prison the opportunity to pay back and there'll be plenty of prison cells available.
What a hypocrite and now trying to justify the bribes.
Take the donation, criticised
Pay it back, criticised
Not take it in the first place, look a bit scruffy on the campaign trail, criticised
I wouldn’t leave Starmer in charge of a Chicken run….To do all this and then take £300 away from our dear old pensioners is totally disgusting and shows a complete lack of compassion.
Where were you when the Tories have been accepting millions and giving their friends contracts?
Alli baba and his 40 thieves
No it isnt. Even though it is within the rules....like Rosie Duffield staying in her cushy seat as an Independent for example... it is bad optics so you put your hands up and show some contrition. Perhaps the estimated £19billion red flagged covid contracts....and this costs the tax payer....freebies cost us nowt...is where you should get some perspective and do your job and chase those 'potential' criminals? Desperate stuff.
Why are you defending this appalling behaviour?
People are going cold to pay for his fancy clothes.
@@HughJannus-vw4om no they are not. They are not being paid for from the public purse. Billions going to the tories pals on the other hand did come out of our pockets
We'll still be waiting for an apology, starmer...
£6000 is almost what some people are being forced to live on a year!!! They have to dress themselves, pay rent, feed themselves and make appointments on that!!! Frankly I think accepting designer clothing “to be able to run a successful campaign” is BS!!! We don’t care what they are wearing!!! To be honest I’d be more impressed if I found out their clothes came from Oxfam or Primark than some overpaid designer!!! Don’t expect us to make sacrifices if you aren’t willing to make the same ones!!!
Who is “forced” to live on 6k a year?
Currently on UC with one child. Rent is £750 a month, I get £1275. Do the math. Before anyone calls me a scrounger, I paid into the system for 45 years. With a salary in excess of 50k p/a for over twenty of those years. So I paid my fair share in tax and national insurance.
@@Crypto-Live MAHOOSIVE HUGGLES xox
Where's OBrian on this?
Oh, it's all fine then. Glad we solved this. This 100% reverted my previous opinion about Sir Kids Starver.
Journalists must be careful shining a spotlight on receiving gifts….how many free tickets to fully catered events do they receive…stones, glass houses.
Thirty plus grand of gifts for each journalist 🤔🤔 Hardly .
They are not elected officials asking the masses to live on less than £91,000 plus a Yr... that's what MPs get paid....
If you dont think journalists are just as likely to be influenced into writing favourable articles or turning a blind eye to people they like or receive gifts from you are very naive
@@paulgillen1978 name a journalist who has received kickbacks . 🤔
Journalist are not elected officials, they can hold any view they choose. MPs need to hold themselves to a higher standard, its that simple...
How on earth can he pay back tickets for a concert that’s gone! Where is the proof to uk??
how does a pair of glasses help win a election
Principles!?! Ffs. They, allegedly, are supposed to set the standards for the rest of us!! He has f.u. badly, paying money back is admitting it was wrong in the first place, legally or morally 😠
Accountability ! Not been seen in public since taking office. 🐓🐓
There should be no "bungs" in politics.
Why should a peer care what the MP wears or what his wife wears to the extent he NEEDS to pay for these cloths, rather than ask the MP to use his own money to freshen his wardrobe like all normal people do in new roles or when going for a new role...
That is not even a deduction the HMRC will tolerate from ordinary workers... is the PM not ordinary then, above the law, right...
Given this is 'business as normal' why do I not recall the topic being in the news every week for the 14 previous years. The only one that springs to mind is 'wall paper', but Johnson alone took multiples of the values we are talking about now. I'm for a central reporting principle, where no money / gift can be given directly to an MP or spouse. Pay your bribes directly to the civil service directly with a note on who to forward it to. Also the suits are not worth £40K, they just charge £40K for them. They are probably made by the same seamstresses who make £400 suits.
WhatAbout …. just stop normalising this. It’s bad behaviour no matter who does it. Alternatively you can support Keir and reap all the corruption he, his party and other parties sow. Enjoy.
@@CritcalThinker37986for someone called critical thinker there is not much thinking there
@@CritcalThinker37986 how can you label it corrupt if it was neither fraudulent or dishonest?
@@drummingtildeath I don’t really care anymore. I’ve left the uk. I’ve retired. Work hard coz I just want my pension now. Keir can wear all the glasses and dresses Ali bought for all I care. You deserve each other.
Starmer just resign and be done with it, you should be running UK events rather than looking pretty and seen attending events F.O.C. Do the job you were elected for, rather than seeing what you can get for nothing.
In my opinion anyone from Parrish councillor to prime minister in fact anyone payed by the tax payer in public service or government should be instantly dismissed for taking cash ,holidays ,cars clothes ect as t
He should pay it all back every single penny.
Starmer's pathetic excuses,
Will Jenrick be handing back.his £75.000 'gift'.
WhatAbout ……
@@CritcalThinker37986you can say that but if you look at it objectively and use your critical thinking skills rather than playing sides. Robert Jenrick took a donation from a shady outfit. A company that has no employees, has never made a profit, is currently in debt and has taken loans from a company based in the Cayman Islands. Sir Keir Starmer has taken donations from a Labour peer whom is a legitimate individual. Both have declared their donations yet for one the news cycle has been endless for the other you have to search for it. I get that one individual is the Prime Minister while the other is campaigning to be the leader of the opposition. If the reason for highlighting the story is because this practice doesn’t sit right with the electorate than surely we would be focusing more on Jenrick because of the source of the funds.
No bets taken
@@CritcalThinker37986funny though that works on starmer but not the tories?
@@mendozamoore366 I’m so happy I left the uk. If you really think complaining about the tories excuses keir getting free glasses, tickets for Taylor swift, clothes for his wife then I’m happy for you. Work harder for me. I’m retired. I don’t really care.
Its not the case of Repaying Any Money. Its the Fact He Took It in the first place. If he hadnt been found out. He would have never Paid a Penny Back. Time for the ones involved in any Freebies and Personal Donations to GO. Reason the Country do not Trust Them. Without Trust we have no Government.
None of it broke a single rule and all of it was declared.
@@mwd331 Really if thats the case why did he pay 6 grand back.
@@johndean1634You are spot on. Starmer says that "new principles" need to be drafted. Integrity is a very old principle, which elite polticians (of all parties), bar a very small minority, seem to not have.
In decades gone by, people entered politics (and became MPs) because they had a genuine desire to represent their constituents and act in their constituents best interests.
Nowadays, people, without any apparent wider social conscience, become MPs and (within jig time) are elevated to senior positions and apparently prioritise their own self gain & future career development (outside the Commons), with representing the people (they are meant to serve) relegated to the lowest priority (if even a priority at all).
Another fundamental (age old) principle is to not tell lies (and tell the truth). It seems that the complete opposite is required to become a "successful" MP or Minister.
Unfortunately it is not just the odd bad apple, the whole barrel is rotten.
@@johndean1634 To shut the media up and show some contrition? Again, no rules were broken.
@@johndean1634see, if he pays back the money you then say it proves he did something wrong!? If he didn't, you'd also say he was wrong.
HYPOCRITES
Guto showing how clueless he is.
Guto Harri has become a poor journalist… his objectivity has gone way down
Shall we ask Boris, Liz & Rishi the money back for there freebies aswell?
No this is labours greedy hands. You seem confused.
@@HughJannus-vw4om Did I say labour wasn’t being greedy? No. Im stating facts that “other” people who was in power also need to pay money back.
Did boris rent out a council house he claimed for?
Or was that labour?
@@HughJannus-vw4om a Tory minister claimed back the money to do maintenance on his moat. Your pearl clutching really just is the height of pettiness.
@@HughJannus-vw4om lol tories put labour to shame for their theivery lol
Ferrari repeating the same lies over again about £2,500 pairs of glasses (the most expensive were £254) and free football tickets (he pays for his own season ticket) and £4,000 of clothes from a private donor. Not one penny from the taxpayer.
But not a word about the £40,000,000 of private helicopter rides Sunak made you the taxpayer stump up for. Or the £6,000,000 of "gifts" Boris Johnson received "BUT NEVER DECLARED".
Does he vote or is he a Tory Donor like a lot of in your face media pro Establishment zombies ??
Ahh the copium from the socialist left.
No priminster should be accepting gifts from anyone.
@iannoble4854
I agree in principle but,,,,,,
What's the difference between party donors giving cash to help the party advertise in the campaign, and, giving clothes to make him more smart and confident in interviews with the press and foreign counterparts in the run up to the election. Both are donations of private funds to assist the election of a Prime Minister.
It's still corruption whatever the numbers. You're as clueless as the government is 😂
Stammer is a Disgrace to himself his family and to the country if he had any respect for himself he should resign
To get Starmers trust back you would need Frankenstein.
What about the other £101.000 he was gifted £6000 pay back is a drop in the ocean. Starmer knows he was wrong.
He's in Alli's pocket so cannot give him the money back
A friend of claimed last Monday must have been the coldest day of the year, after spotting Starmer with his hand in his own pockets for a change.
Starmer should give back everything along with every tory who took freebies.
Kept man Kier
Most Labour voters are decent working class people, but these days the party is run by people with very different backgrounds and attitudes. Hopefully, this scandal will make people see those at the top of Labour are really in it for themselves.
There’s more public school people at the top of Labour than at any time in history. Most succeeded through pure graft. I get your point but keep it in perspective
This isn't a scandal. It's another media job to discredit the labour party
@@Mikeysof1no it’s a scandal. It’s corruption, unethical bad behaviour. Lots of people can and should call it out. Others, like yourself want to excuse and normalise corruption because you believe Keir and Labour are on your side..
@@Mikeysof1 So, a UK prime minister takes money from pensioners whilst taking freebies worth thousands for himself and the media should not report on it - why do you think this?
@@CritcalThinker37986No, it's not corruption. It's within the rules and it's declared. Whether the rules should be changed is another matter.
Ferrari you are a waste of space
Back to Sunday Sport.
Starmer is a liability to labour and this country...
Debt is debt, whether it be a penny or a pound. If 6k was returned then the other 100k should also be returned.
Crazy 😂
Positions up to now have used their best individual judgement…. That’s not what he said about Boris, he called for his resignation !!!!
"Now we're in government ...." they won't continue with donations. So they must known it was wrong if they won't continue. Deceitful hypocrites!
They will NOW spend another week trying to justify WHY he gave the money back, crazy or what... Just STOP DIGGING!
More like being asked why they gave the money back. Journalist today are only interested in winding people up and not reporting the news
So from the comments here it seems that accepting gifts within the rules and declaring it correctly is corruption if they are a Labour politician; but it's perfectly OK to accept donations and gifts outside the rules, not declare it and lose the records of it, if you are Boris Johnson.
OK, got it now.
The rules are any gifts, donations must be declared correctly ! Starmer didn’t, he claimed some of his clothes under office essentials and not as CLOTHES ! our so called honourable MP’S are not so honest! So was it an attempt not to pay tax on gifts?
@@PleiadesImprezaT2000AWD-l4l you must have missed the fury over the Downing Street wallpaper then 🤔
It’s pointless Starmer talking about principles as he hasn’t got any.
The house break example is a real miss, since that would be criminal and Starmer hasn't even broken any rules, let alone the law.
Well at least he’s returning the monies that everyone seems so upset about🤷🏻♂️ what about the tories handing back everything they have squandered and taken without declaration 🤬
DISGUSTING
Things was declared as running office costs ...thats not exactly being honest ...thats trying to hide the truth
Clutching at straws! What about Rishi paying back for his helicopter rides?
Starmer should be fined for going to a kids pop concert...sad little man
Change, change, he’ll give back the loose change 😂
People, one person!!!
To all the Anti Starmer commentators, who don't or can't understand the true versions of current affairs carefully and gently explained by James O'brien, I challenge you to call LBC and debate your version with him on air ? No ? I THOUGHT NOT !
Isn’t it funny that with all that is going on in the country and the world in general, that the right wing Tory mouthpiece media keep this non story front and centre. Yes Keir Stammer got a Taylor Swift ticket. Get over it ffs!
Non story? What a clueless statement
Our family loves Sir Keir Starmer❤
My Dad sent him a lovely present of hand crafted shoes. We are a poor household, so we all had to go without for weeks😮 as my Dad saved hard working overtime in the dim noisy rusty old tool factory to buy the Italian handmades for Sir Keir.
This is a small amount of what he took. Why are they complaining? If this was the Tories there would be much more of an outcry.
He’ll claim the 6K back via expenses that’s assuming he’s not already charged it to his expenses
The question is, should FULL TIME politicians, from any party, employed by the state (tax payers money) take any gift, inducement or gratuity ...that may be construed as bribery
Just say no to any gift its not hard.
How big of him 😂😂 can't wait for PM's Q's
Cheap corrupt politicians.
Never forget that NO rules were broken. It’s media outrage
So why is he stopping it?
@@HughJannus-vw4om Media pressure
Do you believe Boris did nothing wrong either?
Why do the rules allow them to do this in the first place? The rules themselves are corrupt and need changing. Saying they weren't broken is like saying "but the law gives me a free pass on the first 3 murders I commit"
Turn your brain on.
@@clementattlee6984I agree with you until you used an extreme example to justify your point.
It is a bit more like earning £55k and paying the amount you are in the higher tax band into your pension to avoid the 40% tax charge and reduce your tax liability to the basic rate of 20%
@@clementattlee6984 boris was FAR worse obviously. But you can’t blame kier for following rules he didn’t make. Turn your brain on
Too late two tier=🤡🤥.
When they pay money back where does it go ? I imagine it for the Christmas party 😂😂
The new principles are being brought in by this government, your party broke the rules and kept them, Kemi Badenoch is running her leadership campaign from an undeclared gifted property, speak up Nick
The issue i have with these stories is this has been going on for 100s of years. I ask myself why are the media going for it now? That said, the rules have to change.
If only the media had held the Tories to account like this, even though Labour broke no rules. Bizarre.
Idgaf about rules.
The rules themselves are corrupt.
The media did hold them to account. Who do you think forced BoJo out. The Labour leadership spent a lot of time criticising the government and are now seen as hypocrites and liars. Glass houses and stones....
As the old saying goes .. Nobody gets something for nought! And he didn’t own up because he thought he could get away with it !! Can’t believe a word he or his party says .. He’s proven he has Absolutely no principles!! They need to go asap!!!