Senior Tory MP confronted over party's record as he attacks Keir Starmer on freebies

Former Home Office curate Chris Philp admitted the Tories had contributed to mistrust successful authorities arsenic helium struggled to motorboat an battle connected Keir Starmer implicit accepting freebies

A elder Tory MP has been confronted implicit his ain party's dire grounds successful bureau arsenic helium struggled to motorboat an battle connected Keir Starmer implicit freebies.

Former Home Office curate Chris Philp attacked the PM for moving what helium called a authorities "self-service" amid a enactment implicit donations for apparel and tickets.

The Shadow Commons person highlighted that Mr Starmer had accepted much freebies - a full of implicit £100k since becoming Labour person - than immoderate different MP. "And frankly accepting escaped apparel and luxury decorator goods for his wife, frankly strikes maine arsenic conscionable a spot weird and to beryllium honorable inappropriate arsenic well," helium added.

Mr Philp said helium had "been to the unusual event" including the Baftas portion helium was a curate astatine the Department of Culture and Sport. But during an interrogation connected the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg programme, Mr Philp was besides confronted implicit the Conservative's dire record.

Former Tory PM Boris Johnson was recovered past twelvemonth to person deliberately misled the Commons implicit the Partygate scandal. He besides faced questions during his clip successful No10 implicit a luxury villa enactment successful Mustique with his wife, Carrie, which was funded by a Tory donor.

Pressed connected whether helium was really successful a presumption to onslaught the Labour party aft the Tories ain embarrassments implicit donations, helium said: "Don't hide I resigned arsenic a curate successful Boris Johnson's authorities connected issues of morals and integrity truthful I consciousness I've done my spot towards cleaning up British politics."

Mr Philp, who aboriginal joined Liz Truss's 49-day government, was past asked whether the Tories had had a important relation successful creating cynicism among voters and attacking the integrity of politics. He replied: "Yes I do. That's 1 of the reasons wherefore we mislaid the past election. I deliberation successful fairness Rishi Sunak is idiosyncratic arsenic person who did amusement unthinkable idiosyncratic integrity."

It comes aft days of disapproval implicit Keir Starmer and his woman Victoria's determination to judge high-end apparel and glasses from Lord Alli. No10 has present said the PM, Deputy PM Angela Rayner and Chancellor Rachel Reeves volition garbage aboriginal gifts of this kind.