Sir Keir Starmer has been urged by Labour MPs to stop accepting gifts. The Prime Minister is facing a revolt from backbenchers over his refusal to stop taking items such as clothes and football tickets.

Sir Keir Starmer has been slapped down by one of Labour’s most senior figures and told to stop trying to “justify” freebies. Baroness Harriet Harman told the Prime Minister “doubling down” is angering and alienating voters. Sir Keir has denied being “king of the freebies” amid a deepening political crisis over gifts.

Keir Starmer should be walking into his first Labour conference as UK prime minister this weekend against a backdrop of party unity after delivering one of the biggest Tory defeats in election history.

The Prime Minister has received more gifts and freebies than any other MP since he became Labour leader, it’s been revealed. A Sky News investigation found Sir Keir Starmer received two-and-a-half times more gifts and hospitality than the MP in second place, according to their research which tracks how money flows through the UK political system.

Sir Keir stuck to his guns yesterday, saying if he did not accept hospitality he would not be able to go and see his team, Arsenal.

The Labour Party leader, who won power in a landslide victory on July 4, denies impropriety over thousands of pounds (dollars) worth of clothes and eyeglasses paid for by Waheed Alli, a media entrepreneur and longtime Labour donor.

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said he has “no problem” with ministers getting a “chance for a little bit of relaxation” as part of their jobs.