Keir Starmer was last night facing the threat of a sleaze inquiry into claims he broke Commons rules over his relationship with Morgan McSweeney.
The Conservatives called on Parliament’s standards commissioner to investigate whether Sir Keir breached the MPs’ code of conduct by failing to declare past support from the Labour Together think-tank, previously run by his chief of staff.
Labour Together has boasted about the instrumental role it played in helping Sir Keir win Labour’s leadership contest in 2020.
Sir Keir Starmer could face a sleaze probe into claims he broke Commons rules over his relationship with top aide Morgan McSweeney
Mr McSweeney ran Sir Keir’s leadership campaign while still serving as the think-tank’s director.
He is also reported to have given Sir Keir’s team access to extensive polling data paid for by undeclared donations to Labour Together.
But official records show Sir Keir did not declare any support from the group in the official Commons register, despite rules requiring MPs to register support worth more than £1,500.
Tory chairman Kevin Hollinrake last night submitted a ‘bundle of evidence’ to commissioner Daniel Greenberg, who will assess whether there is a case to answer.
