All the gifts declared by Sir Keir Starmer in the past year

All the gifts declared by Sir Keir Starmer in the past year

Sir Keir Starmer said he would pay back more than £6,000 worth of gifts he has recently received, including Taylor Swift tickets, designer clothes, and race trips.

The UK prime minister, who recently came under fire for accepting freebies from wealthy donors, said it was “right” that he paid for the gifts himself.

It comes as Sir Keir pledged to “clean up” British politics and overhaul hospitality rules to ensure transparency over accepting gifts as a politician.

"I took the decision that, until those principles were in place, it was right to repay these particular payments,” he said, according to the BBC.

Earlier on Thursday, it also emerged that Deputy PM Angela Rayner’s recent DJ booth party in an Ibiza super club was actually a £836 freebie.

It’s unclear whether other MPs will follow Sir Keir’s lead of paying back gifts, with one minister saying it “may not be possible” to pay for some types of gifts.

MPs can accept gifts, and there’s nothing illegal about doing that as long as they follow strict rules and declare them publicly.

According to the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the total value of gifts that Sir Keir has accepted since October 2023 is £74,905.80.

Over the past year, the prime minister has accepted 11 football match tickets valued at thousands of pounds, as well as more than £24,000 in work clothes and accessories.

So here are all the gifts from UK donors that Sir Keir has declared within the past year (this list includes some items that Starmer agreed to pay back).

 (Action Images via Reuters)
(Action Images via Reuters)

1. Two tickets with hospitality to Chelsea vs Arsenal football match, value £2,400

Donor: Cain International UK Services Ltd

2. Four tickets with hospitality for Newcastle United v Arsenal, value £1,000

Donor: Teescraft Engineering Ltd

3. Four tickets to the Jingle Bell Ball with hospitality, value £800

Donor: Global Media and Entertainment Ltd

4. Two tickets for pre-match hospitality in the Chairman’s Lounge and to the match, (value is estimated) £2,000

Donor: West Ham United Football Club

5. Four match tickets and hospitality, value £820

Donor: Norwich City Football Club

6. Five tickets with hospitality to Arsenal vs Porto, value £3,000

Donor: Premier League

7. Hospitality and match tickets for two people to Manchester City vs Arsenal (value is approximate) £900

Donor: Manchester City Football Club

8. Four tickets and hospitality to Brighton vs Arsenal, (value is approximate) £500

Donor: Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club

9. Four tickets and hospitality to Arsenal vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, (value is approximate) £1,488

Donor: Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club

10. Work clothing, value £16,200

Donor: Lord Waheed Ali

11. Five tickets and hospitality to Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal, (value is approximate) £2,500

Donor: Tottenham Hotspur Ltd

12. Two tickets in the Director’s Box (including dining) at Old Trafford for Manchester United v Arsenal FC, (value is approximate) £1,790

Donor: Manchester United

13. Four tickets to see Nye plus dinner, value £358

Donor: National Theatre

14. Multiple pairs of glasses, value £2,485

Donor: Lord Waheed Alli

15. Four tickets with hospitality to Taylor Swift concert, value £4,000

Donor: The Football Association Premier League Limited

16. Accommodation, value £20,437.28

Donor: Lord Waheed Alli

17. Tickets and hospitality for two people, value £1,000

Donor: The Arsenal Football Club Limited

18. Clothing and personal support to spouse, value £6,134

Donor: Lord Waheed Alli

19. Four tickets and hospitality to Taylor Swift, (value is approximate) £2,800

Donor: Universal Music Operations Ltd

20. Two tickets and hospitality to Taylor Swift that were offered to and accepted by family members, value £598

Donor: The Football Association Ltd

21. Two tickets and hospitality to Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal, value £920

Donor: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Limited

22. Four tickets & hospitality at Doncaster Races, value £1,936

Donor: Arena Racing Corporation Limited

23. Loan of clothing to my spouse on multiple occasions; single use of a hair and makeup artist for my spouse. Approximate total value of rental of comparable items and hourly fee of hair and make-up professionals, value £839.52

Donor: Edeline Lee, Studio Garconne Ltd