As Guido has uncovered, Starmer pretended Lord Alli’s penthouse was his own during his righteous Covid broadcast, where he condemned Boris and lauded the “Plan B” restrictions. Here are some pressing questions our “Mr Integrity” Prime Minister must answer:
- December 2021 was Plan B—guidance rather than rules—but we know he criticised Boris for breaching guidance. Why did he ignore the guidance to work from one’s home if possible?
- Plan B clearly stated to “work from home if you can“—he even acknowledges this in his video. So why did he accuse others of breaching guidance while he was working from someone else’s home?
- If the Privileges Committee focused on breaches of guidance rather than the rules, why didn’t he follow the same standard?
- Did he declare the use of someone else’s home as a benefit when MPs must register any gifts, benefits, or hospitality they receive from UK sources with a value over £300?
- How long did he stay at Alli’s penthouse in 2021?
- Why did he put pictures of his own family on the shelves behind him to make it seem like it was his own home?
- Why, if he claims to want no photos of kids out in public, did he include that in the background?
Some for the transparency Starmer preaches, surely?
Speculation is rife as to how long Starmer has been using Lord Alli’s properties. He declared £20,000 worth of ‘accomodation’ use during the election, revealed to be for meetings and to watch the election result. The PM’s team came up with an explanation for him to use – it was for his son to study somewhere away from journalists during once in a lifetime GCSE exams…
Guido cast his mind back to December 2021, when Starmer produced a Christmas video message during the pandemic to attack Boris but praise the new Plan B system. Co-conspirators might just recognise the designer-made bookshelf in the background of the video from pictures of the office room in Lord Alli’s £18 million penthouse. Complete with postcards and family photos…
The video was broadcast on BBC One at 7 p.m, 13th December. Five days prior to Starmer’s message the government announced the entirety of England would be moved to Plan B rules in response to the fast spread of Omicron. According to the regulations those who could were meant to work from home. ‘Mr Rules’ even said in the video message:
“It will be easy to let the festivities we’ve all been looking forward to divert us from our national duty. Getting jabbed, wearing masks, and working from home if we can really will help prevent infections and help prevent the NHS being overwhelmed.”
Guido’s not sure working from home rules included working from someone else’s home. Must have been nice to head up to the massive roof terrace after that was done though…
Labour is fighting crony and freebie allegations on principle – Wes Streeting says handing over tens of thousands worth of free stuff to Cabinet Ministers is like giving to charity. Apart from when it’s handed to Tories…
Sue Gray’s son, who happens to be an MP as of the election, has been fighting the issue on his own turf. He received £44,000 in donations last year…
Liam Conlon has been heroically fighting for the right to take a freebie holiday after a local street sweeper Paul Spiers was blocked from accepting a community-donated trip to Portugal. Over £3,000 was raised on GoFundMe for the jaunt, which his employer Veolia on the grounds that it would have been in breach of its contract with Bromley Council. The new MP has argued to the council that “it is only fair” that hard work should be rewarded with a holiday, and the donation wouldn’t violate the “council’s high ethical standards.” His mum must be proud…
Read Conlon’s spirited defence of freebie-giving below:
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Starmer said too many journalists were outside his house and his son needed somewhere quiet to study for his GCSEs. Who else but Lord Alli was there to provide…
Alli’s £18 million penthouse in Covent Garden is the perfect choice for any studious 16-year-old. Of Alli’s known properties (the other is a Kent mansion) this is the most likely – it’s one Starmer already admitted using for meetings and on election night. With three en-suite bedrooms to choose from, the flat offers panoramic views of London from no fewer than two terraces, all to help soak in crucial facts…
After a few hours of work in the spacious office any teen would let off steam in the games room before settling down to watch some telly in the dedicated TV room. A large roof terrace offers yet another study location with “lush evergreens” to keep the air fresh…
With 5,000 square feet of space there’s little chance a revising teenager would be disturbed by anyone else using the property, like Starmer and his team. Imagine how big the house is going to have to be for A-Levels…
This morning, Keir Starmer was out justifying the £20,000 in “donations” from Labour peer Lord Alli towards accommodation, spinning the tale that his son needed a quiet place to study for his GCSEs. Cue the violin. Speaking to the Today Programme, Starmer said:
“My boy, 16, was in the middle of his GCSEs. I made him a promise, a promise that he would be able to get to his school, do his exams, without being disturbed. We have lots of journalists outside our house where we live and I’m not complaining about that, that’s fine. But if you’re a 16-year-old trying to do your GCSEs and it’s your one chance in life…I promised him we would move somewhere, get out of the house and go somewhere where he could be peacefully studying.”
Naturally, Guido had a peek at the records. The dates of their luxury £20,437.28 stay? From 29th May 2024 to 13th July 2024. The first GCSE exam was on 9th May 2024, and the final one wrapped up on 19th June 2024. So, not only did Starmer’s son start exams weeks before they checked in, but his last paper was nearly a month before they checked out. How much “revision” time do you need in a five-star pad post-GCSEs?
The Health Secretary was asked about freebies and dodgy donations tonight by Sophy Ridge:
“What I don’t think we say enough in this country is that people who give to political parties to fund our politics are showing the same philanthropic spirit as people who give to charity. I think it is actually a noble pursuit, I think it is a good thing to do.”
Is that the line now?
Former leader of the SNP in Westminster Ian Blackford told Times Radio why he believes Nicola Sturgeon’s claim that she spent no time in the kitchen and therefore didn’t see any of her husband’s purchases:
“She doesn’t have a passion for cooking.”
