Sir Keir Starmer has declared he will not apologise for accepting thousands of pounds in free clothes.
The Prime Minister came under fire after it emerged he had received clothing donations including suits and glasses from Lord Alli, a Labour peer and Sir Keir’s biggest personal donor.
There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing but the row continues to prove an unwelcome distraction for the Government as Labour’s annual party conference comes to an end in Liverpool.
Asked by LBC’s Nick Ferrari whether he had scored an “own goal”, Sir Keir said: “Well, look, there were no breach of the rules or anything like that. We complied with everything.”
Pressed on whether he would say sorry, he replied: “Look, Nick, I’m not going to apologise for not doing anything wrong. But I am going to recognise that you’re asking me questions, and people have asked us, and I do understand that.”