PM’s wife shakes off freebie dress sleaze claims by wearing on-loan look to LFW

LADY Victoria Starmer shook off her freebie dress sleaze claims yesterday — wearing an on-loan outfit to London Fashion Week.

The PM’s wife sat in the front row of Edeline Lee’s show in Westminster in a four-figure outfit by the Brit designer.

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Her appearance came as husband Sir Keir faced fresh criticism for not declaring more than £5,000 of designer outfits donated to his wife by Labour peer Lord Alli.

The PM, who blasted Boris Johnson for accepting wall- paper from a party donor, has taken more than £20,000 in clothes and glasses from him.

“Frock-gate” overshadowed his trip to Rome yesterday on which he insisted he was a stickler for rules, despite failing to alert Commons authorities to donations.

He insisted he has a right to perks, such as tickets to watch Arsenal.

The club’s star midfielder Declan Rice was on the catwalk at the Emirates Stadium yesterday in a separate London Fashion Week event.

Quizzed over Foreign Secretary David Lammy’s comments that politicians in the US get a clothing budget, Sir Keir said: “I don’t think we should . . . at taxpayers’ expense.”

He said all MPs get gifts and the rules say they must be declared if more than a certain amount so people can see the details. He added: “That’s a good framework.”

However, he admitted some problems can arise, saying: “I’m a massive Arsenal fan. I can’t go into the stands because of security reasons.

“If I don’t accept a gift of hospitality, I can’t go to a game.”

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