Sir Keir Starmer beefs up rules for ministers on accepting gifts after Swiftgate row

SIR Keir Starmer has beefed up rules for ministers and their families connected accepting gifts.

The Prime Minister, caught up successful the Taylor Swift tickets row, has brought successful a caller codification stating freebies should not beryllium taken if they could compromise judgment.

His elder squad volition beryllium inactive allowed to be events but volition person to state them monthly, not quarterly.

They were besides told to beryllium mindful of the public’s assurance successful governmental standards erstwhile deciding whether to accept.

The clampdown comes aft Sir Keir and his household met vocalist Taylor astatine a Wembley performance to which she was fixed a VIP constabulary escort.

Both the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and London politician Sadiq Khan were progressive successful talks implicit her level of information usually reserved for some royalty and elder politicians.

The PM, woman Victoria and his lawman Angela Rayner besides got covering gifts from wealthy donor Lord Alli.

Sir Keir said that the caller rules “sets retired the higher standards that the British radical expect and that ministers indispensable present follow”.

He added: “The British radical person mislaid religion successful its quality to alteration their lives for the better.

“For a agelong time, they person looked astatine the behaviour of politicians successful Westminster and not seen the precocious standards of nationalist work they expect oregon deserve.”

The PM’s morals advisor Laurie Magnus tin besides present motorboat his ain investigations — and they cannot beryllium vetoed by No10.