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It comes after a backlash over Sir Keir and other members of the Cabinet – who promised to “clean up” British politics – receiving tens of thousands of pounds worth of gifts and freebies, many from the long-standing Labor donor.
Since then the UK Prime Minister has committed to overhauling the hospitality rules for ministers in order to ensure better transparency about what is provided.
Lord Alli, a media tycoon who has been known in political circles for years, has been brought to wider public attention in recent weeks due to scrutiny of his donations to the First Minister.
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These included £20,000 declared by Sir Keir for accommodation during the election campaign, which, according to the First Minister, was to allow his son to study for his GCSEs in peace at the former TV executive’s flat in central London while the family home is surrounded by the media.
The First Minister also received donations of glasses and clothes for him and his wife Lady Victoria Starmer.
Sir Keir has argued that Lord Alli was motivated to help financially because he wanted Labor to win the election.
The controversy overshadowed the party’s first annual conference since coming into Government and was cited by Canterbury MP Rosie Duffield as one of the reasons she resigned from the whip on Saturday in protest against the leadership.
According to an update published on the Senedd’s website on Wednesday, Lord Alli is being investigated by the Lords commissioner for “an alleged failure not to register interests leading to possible breaches of paragraphs 14(a) and 17 of the 13th edition of the code of conduct. “.
These rules are about making clear what the interests are that could reasonably be thought to influence a member’s parliamentary actions and ensuring that records are up to date.
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