October 24, 2024
2 mins read

‘Labour donor Lord Alli breached parliamentary rules’

The first breach said Lord Alli should have registered himself as an unremunerated director of The Charlie Parsons Foundation, as well as a trustee….reports Asian Lite News

Labour donor Lord Alli breached four parliamentary rules over his registration of interests, a standards watchdog has found.

Starmer’s largest donor was found to have failed to include all his roles at a charity, did not register he had a controlling interest in a media company and did not register he was a director of a British Virgin Islands-based firm in time.

Lord Alli, a TV executive who has given more than £700,000 to Labour over the past 20 years, was recommended to write a letter of apology to the chair of the Lords’ conduct committee, Baroness Manningham-Buller.

In his letter, he wrote: “I am writing to you today to offer my apology for my breach of conduct by not registering my interests correctly. I will endeavour to keep to the Code of Conduct at all times to avoid such circumstances again.”

The first breach said Lord Alli should have registered himself as an unremunerated director of The Charlie Parsons Foundation, as well as a trustee.

He helped set up the charity in 2011 with Charlie Parsons, who created the Survivor reality TV series, to invest in “new talent, new projects and new business ideas”, mainly in the TV and entertainment industry.

The second breach found Lord Alli removed himself prematurely as a “person with significant control” of Silvergate BP Bidco Limited, the production company that produces the Peter Rabbit television programme. He also prematurely removed his entry saying he had a “shareholding amounting to a controlling interest” in the company.

The fourth breach was the late registration as an unremunerated director of MAC (BVI) Limited, an offshore British Virgin Islands subsidiary of 450 PLC, an investment firm based in tax haven Jersey Lord Alli had declared he was a chairman for.

Lord Alli previously said the omission was an “unintentional error” and he “had not realised” until he was asked by journalists in September.

The peer came under scrutiny in September over the tens of thousands of pounds he has given to Labour MPs to cover clothes, holidays and work events. According to data unveiled by Sky News’ Westminster Accounts project, he gave Sir Keir more than £39,000 in gifts and hospitality over the course of the last parliament.

This year alone, the prime minister has received nearly £19,000 worth of work clothes and several pairs of glasses from Lord Alli as well as £20,000 worth of accommodation. Starmer said this was to allow his son to study for his GCSEs in peace at the former TV executive’s central London flat while the family home was surrounded by media during the general election.

The PM, Chancellor Rachel Reeves and deputy PM Angela Rayner have said they will no longer accept donations to pay for clothes following the backlash.

ALSO READ: Starmer rules out ban on Israel arms exports  

Previous Story

Budget deals struck with all departments, says Reeves

Next Story

Birmingham airport reopens after evacuation

Latest from -Top News

Rifts rock Yunus govt ahead of Bangladesh polls

As Bangladesh readies for 2026 polls, tensions within Muhammad Yunus’s interim government expose deep cracks between coalition partners and rising student factions vying for political influence. Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Nobel

India emerges as a global humanitarian powerhouse

India’s steady evolution into a global humanitarian leader reflects a fusion of compassion, strategy, and capability — a quiet revolution redefining power through empathy and decisive action. India’s foreign policy has undergone

Poverty returns to haunt Bangladesh

There is no surprise that the rise in poverty in Bangladesh coincides with the political turmoil it is facing. Since the inception of the interim government’s regime, Dhaka has faced a multitude
Go toTop

Don't Miss

Train drivers accept 15% pay rise, end long-running dispute

ASLEF had accused the previous Conservative government of “sitting on

UK PM Sunak admits defeat

Suank admitted his party’s defeat in an acceptance speech after