SIR Keir Starmer hid a secret land ownership worth tens of thousands of pounds from Commons chiefs for eight years. The Labour leader was finally forced to admit he was the true owner of a seven-acre field in Oxted, Surrey, during a probe by the Commons Standards Commissioner.
Paul EdwardsSir Keir Starmer has owned the plot of land since 1996 '/ ' Sir Keir has now had to apologise for not revealing the plot — purchased for his poorly mum to graze donkeys — was held in his name. Sir Keir acquired the land in 1996 when he was a well-heeled lawyer, and claimed he had "gifted" it to his late parents. But his name was on the title deeds — and he is now in the process of flogging it. Last night a Labour Party spokesman said: "Keir was unaware the field's value had increased above the declarable limit. READ MORE KEIR STARMER
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