The freebies row surrounding Sir Keir Starmer intensified as it emerged that Lord Alli gifted another £16,000 worth of clothes to the PM.

Sir Keir Starmer has received a further £16,000 worth of clothes which he incorrectly registered as donations — on top of clothing gifts already reported — in revelations that are likely to raise further questions about the prime minister’s commitment to transparency.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer received an additional £16,000 worth of clothes from the Labour peer, Lord Alli, it has emerged. The donations, first reported by the Guardian, were initially declared as money for his private office as leader of the opposition.