Keir Starmer‘s top Labour donor has been told to make a grovelling apology in the House of Lords after being found to have breached rules over declarations of business interests.
Multi-millionaire peer Lord Waheed Alli was today found to have broken the code of conduct four times.
The House of Lords standards commissioner has recommended that he make a formal apology in the Lords. It is a minor sanction but it will be embarrassing for the PM.
Sir Keir found himself at the centre of an ethics row last month after it was revealed that he, Lady Starmer and senior members of the Cabinet benefitted from donations toward clothing and fashion assistance from the former Asos chairman.
Multi-millionaire peer Lord Waheed Alli was today found to have broken the code of conduct four times.
The House of Lords commissioner for standards investigation recommended he write a letter of apology for the breaches.
‘While I consider each individual breach of the Code to be minor, I have found there to be four breaches in total, and have therefore recommended that Lord Alli write a letter of apology to the Chair of the Conduct Committee, Baroness Manningham-Buller,’ the report said.
Under parliamentary rules, peers must register all their relevant interests and make sure any change in their relevant interests is registered within one month of the change.
