Labour Leaders to Reject Free Clothing: Starmer and Rayner Announce Change

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In response to growing calls from Labour MPs, Sir Keir Starmer, Angela Rayner, and Rachel Reeves have vowed to stop accepting free clothing. This decision follows mounting pressure for the Prime Minister to halt receiving gifts, particularly in light of recent criticism over Starmer's acceptance of donations.

 

Sources from Number 10 confirmed that Starmer, along with Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and Chancellor Rachel Reeves, will no longer take free clothing. The announcement comes just before the Labour Party's annual conference, which is set to begin in Liverpool this Sunday.

 

The controversy stemmed from reports revealing that Sir Keir and his wife had accepted financial contributions from Labour peer Lord Alli for clothing. Additionally, Starmer had received donations to cover the cost of new glasses. These revelations led to a wave of negative headlines, sparking debates over the ethics of such donations.

 

In recent days, Labour MPs urged Starmer to address the issue of gifts, with many concerned that these contributions were casting a shadow over his leadership. The public announcement to stop accepting free clothing reflects a shift in position, despite earlier attempts to downplay the matter. This move indicates that Number 10 had growing concerns about the potential damage the ongoing media coverage was inflicting.

 

However, the new stance seems limited to clothing only. Other types of donations, such as those for glasses, football tickets, and concert passes, remain unaddressed for now, though these too have attracted scrutiny. The decision marks an attempt by Labour's leadership to mitigate the negative perceptions, especially in the lead-up to their conference, where the party's direction and policies are set to be discussed.

 

By choosing to reject free clothing, Starmer and his colleagues may be hoping to steer the conversation away from personal donations and back to the larger political issues at hand. Still, it remains to be seen whether this move will quell concerns, or if further actions regarding other types of gifts will follow.

 

Credit: Daily Telegraph 2024-09-23

 

 

 

[jippytum]

"The emporer has no clothes "come to mind

[Snackbar]

Free gear Kier

[Bday Prang]

Who  ever was supplying Rayners clothes  must have also been a professional comedian,   

But now she will have to visit the local charity shop / car boot sale in person

[JonnyF]

At least if Rayner buys her own clothes she can go to a shop to ensure they fit properly.

 

Small mercies...

 

I'm sure she'll still be on the take for everything else though...

 

[Red Forever]

Funny innit that the Torygraph was noticeably quite when the disgraced former PM Johnson was accepting largesse from Tory donors. Wallpaper at £800 a roll anyone?

Need a £400,000 loan? A Tory bigwig at BBC can facilitate this via a Canadian cousin.

Come on Starmer you've got a way to go to catch up with Mr Bobby.

[Red Forever]

Quiet!

Duh.

[thaibeachlovers]

I thought the labour party was going to start giving free clothing to the citizens. However it was only about MPs being bribed. I don't know which is worse.

[JonnyF]

2 hours ago, Red Forever said:

Funny innit that the Torygraph was noticeably quite when the disgraced former PM Johnson was accepting largesse from Tory donors. Wallpaper at £800 a roll anyone?

Need a £400,000 loan? A Tory bigwig at BBC can facilitate this via a Canadian cousin.

Come on Starmer you've got a way to go to catch up with Mr Bobby.

 

Rayner certainly wasn't quiet.

 

The left and hypocrisy go hand in hand. 

 

[Chomper Higgot]

1 minute ago, JonnyF said:

 

Rayner certainly wasn't quiet.

 

The left and hypocrisy go hand in hand. 

 

You’ve just demonstrated rightwing hypocrisy and you produced the evidence yourself.

[JonnyF]

1 minute ago, Chomper Higgot said:

You’ve just demonstrated rightwing hypocrisy and you produced the evidence yourself.

 

How so?

[Chomper Higgot]

5 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

How so?

By reminding us all of the far greater Tory money grubbing.

 

Thank you.

[John Drake]

7 hours ago, Social Media said:

In response to growing calls from Labour MPs, Sir Keir Starmer, Angela Rayner, and Rachel Reeves have vowed to stop accepting free clothing.

 

So, are they going to pay back the money it cost? If not, why not?

[JonnyF]

Just now, Chomper Higgot said:

By reminding us all of the far greater Tory money grubbing.

 

Thank you.

 

I don't recall Boris accusing Rayner/Starmer of doing this before he went ahead and did it himself. Unless he had a time machine to the future of course. 

 

You might also wish to refer to Stamer's outrage at the possibility of Boris removing the pensioners fuel allowance before (you guessed it) he went and did it himself.

 

The hypocrisy of Labour is astounding. They are literally doing everything they complained about Boris doing when in power. They cannot be taken seriously. 

[JonnyF]

1 minute ago, John Drake said:

 

So, are they going to pay back the money it cost? If not, why not?

 

Because they are money grabbing, freebie taking, lying hypocrites. 

[Bday Prang]

2 hours ago, JonnyF said:

At least if Rayner buys her own clothes she can go to a shop to ensure they fit properly.

 

Small mercies...

 

I'm sure she'll still be on the take for everything else though...

 

E

"Muck done up"  as they say.    Proving conclusively that whilst it may have  been  possible to take her out of the council estate its proving a lot more challenging to take the council estate "chic" out of her.   wonder which labour "supporter" provided her with that .       

[JonnyF]

3 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

"Muck done up"  as they say.    Proving conclusively that whilst it may have  been  possible to take her out of the council estate its proving a lot more challenging to take the council estate "chic" out of her.   wonder which labour "supporter" provided her with that .       

 

Indeed. Labelling her political opponents "Scum" and then showing her true colours as soon as she gets a whiff of power.

 

"Clean up politics", you said Keir? Tell me more... 😄

 

[Chomper Higgot]

39 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

"Muck done up"  as they say.    Proving conclusively that whilst it may have  been  possible to take her out of the council estate its proving a lot more challenging to take the council estate "chic" out of her.   wonder which labour "supporter" provided her with that .       

A bit of hatred towards the working class going on there.

[Chomper Higgot]

35 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

"Clean up politics", you said Keir? Tell me more... 😄

By all means, and since you asked:

 

https://www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/09/20/robert-jenricks-top-donor-received-loan-from-untraceable-bvi-firm/

[Will B Good]

59 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

Because they are money grabbing, freebie taking, lying hypocrites. 

 

? The Tories aren't in power anymore ?

[JonnyF]

6 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

? The Tories aren't in power anymore ?

 

Exactly. It's Labours turn at the trough and aren't they making the most of it. 

 

https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/frockgate-keir-starmer-s-love-for-freebies-ends-his-short-lived-honeymoon-20240920-p5kc2t.html

[JonnyF]

20 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

A bit of hatred towards the working class going on there.

 

That's a Labour trait.

 

What's that saying? Oh I remember - "The left are exactly what they accuse you of".

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rochester-byelection-labour-mp-emily-thornberry-apologises-for-white-transit-van-and-england-flags-tweet-9874088.html

 

[billd766]

1 hour ago, John Drake said:

 

So, are they going to pay back the money it cost? If not, why not?

And I hope that they pay for their own clothing and do NOT claim it on expenses.

 

I thought that there was a rule or a law preventing ANY donations of any kind to any politician, lest it be called influencing or bribery.

[JonnyF]

27 minutes ago, billd766 said:

And I hope that they pay for their own clothing and do NOT claim it on expenses.

 

I thought that there was a rule or a law preventing ANY donations of any kind to any politician, lest it be called influencing or bribery.

 

It's a clear conflict of interest.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/19/keir-starmers-35k-in-free-tickets-puts-football-regulator-plans-under-scrutiny

 

 

[Will B Good]

2 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

It's a clear conflict of interest.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/19/keir-starmers-35k-in-free-tickets-puts-football-regulator-plans-under-scrutiny

 

 

 

 

 

The Guardian...that biased rag...you must be joking.

 

 

 

[JonnyF]

18 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

 

The Guardian...that biased rag...you must be joking.

 

 

 

 

The lefties don't take it seriously unless it comes from their bible.

 

Even though it's Liberal nonsense 99% of the time, quoting The Guardian saves wasting with the "That's from [another newspaper] so I will attack the source and ignore the content" replies. 

 

So, with that in mind, what about the clear conflict of interest? Or are you using the source to deflect from the content again, even though it IS The Guardian? 😄

[Will B Good]

1 minute ago, JonnyF said:

 

The lefties don't take it seriously unless it comes from their bible.

 

Even though it's Liberal nonsense 99% of the time, quoting The Guardian saves wasting with the "That's from [another newspaper] so I will attack the source and ignore the content" replies. 

 

So, with that in mind, what about the clear conflict of interest? Or are you using the source to deflect from the content again, even though it IS The Guardian? 😄

 

 

I see the method in your madness......nice

 

Are there many examples I wonder of ...say.....Fox News reports that go out and out to criticize Trump? I could quote those and you would accept them? That's rhetorical.

 

I'll do some research.

[JonnyF]

3 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

I see the method in your madness......nice

 

Are there many examples I wonder of ...say.....Fox News reports that go out and out to criticize Trump? I could quote those and you would accept them? That's rhetorical.

 

I'll do some research.

 

So we've diverted to the source, and now we are diverting to Fox news and Trump. 😄

 

I'll try for the third time. What about Starmer's conflict of interest accepting gifts from Premier League clubs?

[RayC]

2 hours ago, JonnyF said:

 

It's a clear conflict of interest.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/19/keir-starmers-35k-in-free-tickets-puts-football-regulator-plans-under-scrutiny

 

 

 

Then we had best ban any donations and gifts to political parties and MPs to avoid a possible conflict of interests.

[Bday Prang]

24 minutes ago, RayC said:

 

Then we had best ban any donations and gifts to political parties and MPs to avoid a possible conflict of interests.

Or maybe  simply make a rule that states all donations need to be,and remain anonymous, putting it into practice might be challenging, but not for long  . All the donations would soon dry up once the sponsors realised they had nothing to gain.