Lord Alli never manages to stay out of the spotlight for long. Now the millionaire Labour donor has been found to have breached four parliamentary rules over his registration of interests, according to an investigation carried out by the Lords Commissioner Standards, and has been forced to issue a letter of apology. Oh dear…
An investigation over ‘alleged non-registration of interests leading to potential breaches of paragraphs 14(a) and 17 of the thirteenth edition of the Code of Conduct for Members of the House of Lords’ was launched at the start of the month. On its conclusion, it transpired that Sir Keir Starmer’s biggest donor failed to register in time that he had a controlling interest in a media company, was a director of a British Virigin Islands’ based firm or the entirety of his roles at a charity. Good heavens…
Offering his apologies in a latter to the committee chair, Baroness Manningham-Buller, Lord Alli wrote:
I am writing to you today to offer my apology for my breach of conduct by not registering my interests correctly. I will endeavour to keep to the Code of Conduct at all times to avoid such circumstances again.
The latest development follows both the cronyism row and freebie fiasco faced by Starmer’s Labour lot in recent weeks – after Lord Alli was found to have funded workwear for the Prime Minister and his wife, paid for expensive glasses for Sir Keir Starmer and even provided luxury accommodation worth over £20,000 to the Labour leader. Outrage was sparked when it emerged that the Labour donor had even held a No. 10 pass for a time – although Labour has since said that Lord Alli handed this back at the end of July. Mr S would bet Sir Keir is rather displeased that his biggest donor is back making headlines once again – not least after the frockgate scandal overshadowed his first party conference as Prime Minister. It’s hardly been the best start to the job…
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