Just months after Keir Starmer tried to draw a line under a string of freebies by paying back thousands in hospitality gifts, his wife has now popped up at Royal Ascot thanks to a £650 ticket and hospitality package.
Victoria Starmer attended the King George and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at the prestigious Berkshire racecourse, though the Prime Minister wasn’t with her. According to the updated parliamentary Register of Members’ Financial Interests, the tickets were donated by Ascot Authority (Holdings) Limited, covering three family members.
The official entry reads: “Name of donor: Ascot Authority (Holdings) Limited. Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Tickets and hospitality for three family members (value approximate), value £650.”
Sir Keir himself gave the ev