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'Questions raised' after huge scale of Starmer's gifts and freebies revealed, says Tory leadership hopeful

Sky News Wednesday, 18 September 2024
'Questions raised' after huge scale of Starmer's gifts and freebies revealed, says Tory leadership hopefulTom Tugendhat has insisted it is "important to be transparent" after it emerged Sir Keir Starmer has received substantially more freebies than any other MP since becoming Labour leader.
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Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has defended Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer after he declared he had accepted more than £100,000 in freebies and gifts. Asked about whether it was “justifiable”, Reynolds said, “I don’t think there’s a problem with that”. Report by Ajagbef. Like us...

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