Labour leader Keir Starmer found to have breached MPs' code of conduct eight times
Sir Keir Starmer has been found to have breached the MPs' code of conduct eight times. The Labour party leader failed to register on time eight interests, including gifts from football teams and the sale of a plot of land.
A Labour Party spokesperson said: “Keir Starmer takes his responsibilities to the Register very seriously and has apologised to the Commissioner for this inadvertent error. He has assured the Commissioner that his office processes have been reviewed to ensure this doesn’t happen again.” The commissioner wrote in her report: “Sir Keir said he had been communicating with the Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests on this matter, and, having had the land valued in January 2022, and put the land on the market in March 2022, he was waiting for the sale to complete so that he could register the correct value. I decided to include this matter as part of my inquiry.”
In a letter to the commissioner dated June 21, Sir Keir reiterated the late declarations were “a result of an administrative error within my office”, adding: “I take full responsibility for my register, and I apologise. My office and I have carried out a review of the process to ensure that this does not happen again."
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