The Irony.. PM's donation was for ‘son to study for GCSEs’

Nobody complained (the media) when (Lord) Cameron is swanning about in private jets at our expense, or we're paying for Sunak's helicopters.
This all has a whiff of, it's all right for the Tories, they're our betters, but these Labour Party chaps need to know their place.

Starmer and Sunak kicked off their election campaigns 23rd May and parliament was prorogued 24th May. The 'shoe protest' outside his house in your link was 9th April.

He didn’t declare it when he used it in 2021 for a Covid recording, or when he used it to publish a message after the Queen died in 2022. It’s the same desk/shelves (even with photos of his kids, so either he wants us to think it’s his house or he was using it pretty long term).

They stayed a month after the last exam…. There was a different use.

This in spades. You can’t go round lambasting people for something that you are then going to happily do yourselves. It’s just utter hypocrisy.

So when in opposition you carp on about donations that the governing body have taken, now you are the governing body presumably you abstain from accepting the type of donations that you previously objected to.

But no. You take them. And you try and defend them. It’s just contemptible and ruins any credibility you might think you have. Especially at a time of telling the nation that the balance sheet is bad and that there’s pain to come.

But beyond all of that, it just shows such a lack of judgement.

But isn’t that the point? Labour made a terrible fuss about Tories receiving gifts and helping out their mates and yet they are now doing the same. It’s the hypocrisy that stinks more than the acceptance of gifts.

That sounds like bollocks.

Trying to see what son's results were - can find only one report which is saying he did badly and failed most things - a lot of 1 s and will retake. Both his parents are very intelligent so disappointing after all the fuss.

Ok, but as others have posted he could have sorted a solution on his own? And why did they stay in the flat beyond GCSEs if that was the real rationale?

regardless of whether he was in power at the time or not, accepting favours of any stripe raise conflict of interest concerns.

There was no need to use before the general election was announced on 22nd May, or before parliament was dissolved on 30th May. It seems that when the pressure became too much, they found a solution to it. And stayed hidden away after that as it was working for them.

He didn't hide it. It's been declared. He didn't need to give a reason, but he chose to.

I honestly have no idea, please expound.

Yeah he’s pretty disgusting 🤮

That isn't journos camping outside his house

It was a trio who were then arrested as a once off.

If I work it out, it corresponds with the electoral and early post-electoral period. On just the dates I'd have assumed it was campaign HQ or similar.

Last week, Sir Keir told the BBC he had accepted the donation for clothing in opposition, during a "busy election campaign".

Does he have an excuse for accepting the newly revealed donations for clothing in October and February?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdd4z9vzdnno

So disappointing to see Kier is just like all the others. I naively thought he’d be different. He’s lied about this.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx77ljll077o

As I'm in a rush. I had this to hand as one example of protests. But a quick Google will find plenty for you

Your replies are about as clear as Keir's lies

I get why but it's not really helping him

Hahaha. Are you claiming there weren't journalists and protests outside Starmers house??? Seriously?

Try and work it out.

You'll have noticed I mentioned about how leaving / returning to the house was bedlam. And do you think he wouldn't have faced hassle in the library?? On the streets?
Try and work out why the dates are what they are... I'll leave you to that.

And he DID plan around it. He used a friend's house. Like a lot of use would. And he declared it, didn't keep it a secret or try and cover it up. No money exchanged hands about it.

Thanks Clav Good searching

What an odd thing to lie about

He clearly uses the flat whenever since there are earlier videos, nothing to do with 'his boy'

Peer gave Keir Starmer more clothes worth £16,000, declared as money for private office.

Exclusive: Donations worth £10,000 in October 2023 and £6,000 in February 2024 bring gifted clothes total to £32,000.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/27/peer-gave-keir-starmer-more-clothes-worth-16000-declared-as-money-for-private-office

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Why would journos be camping outside a house when Starmer was doing press events during the campaign?
He would have been all over the country doing those, giving full access to press

Indeed -

He was in Worcester 29th May;
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0j1117b

Wales 29th/30th May;
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3gg748j3e5o

Scotland 31st May - arriving by private jet!

Sir Keir Starmer has defended his decision to fly by private jet between Wales and Scotland to announce energy plans, saying it was the most “efficient” way to travel between campaign events.

https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2024-05-31/labour-leader-sir-keir-starmer-defends-taking-private-jet-from-wales-to-scotland

The North West of England 3rd June;
https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/24361221.keir-starmer-say-changed-labour-now-party-national-security/

Normandy, France 6th June;
https://news.sky.com/story/royals-and-world-leaders-join-veterans-in-normandy-to-mark-80th-anniversary-of-d-day-13148559

Can you link to these journos camping outside Starmer's house btw

The exam dates don't align, have you even looked?