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Sir Keir Starmer reveals how much tax he paid in UK – a day after Rishi Sunak did the same
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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer paid £118,580 in tax since 2020
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Sir Keir Starmer accused of hypocrisy over deal allowing him to avoid tax on pension
SIR Keir Starmer stood accused of hypocrisy last night after it emerged he has a unique pension deal allowing him to avoid tax on his savings.
The Labour chief wants wealthy savers to have a cap on their pension savings and led a Commons attempt last night to overturn a Budget policy change on the matter.
But it emerged last night that while he was Director of Public Prosecutions he benefited from any money he saved in the role not counting towards his total, The Telegraph reported.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced last week that pensioners can save more than £1.07 million without incurring charges which stops many in senior roles including doctors from staying in work.
Sir Keir criticised Hunt for a “huge giveaway to some of the very wealthiest” by getting rid of the lifetime allowance for all pension pots.
Tory MP Kieran Mullan said: “This is brazen hypocrisy from Sir Keir Starmer.
“Sir Keir should come clean and explain why he should benefit from an uncapped pension pot, but other public servants shouldn’t.”
A Labour spokesman said: “The pension rules for the Director of Public Prosecutions are set by the government of the day, not the DPP themselves.”
Keir Starmer refuses to rule out copying Nicola Sturgeon’s gender self-ID plan if he gets into No10
SIR Keir Starmer yesterday refused to rule out copying Nicola Sturgeon’s gender self-ID plan in England if he gets into No10.
The Labour chief insisted it was “not a priority” but declined to say whether he would echo the controversial Scottish bid to make it easier for people to change their legal sex.
It came as Sir Keir swerved trying deep-fried Mars Bar on a trip to Scotland – in a bid to avoid an Ed Miliband-style bacon sandwich meltdown.
Critics of the planned SNP law say it would allow predators to take advantage of the looser rules to gain access to female-only spaces like changing rooms or prisons.
Rishi Sunak has halted the Scots bid and pushed SNP chiefs to change it.
Labour is split over the trans policy, with some fearing a voter backlash if they pursue it in England.
Asked by The Sun for a Yes/No answer on whether he’d introduce self-ID for England if he gets into No10, Sir Keir said: “It’s not a priority for the Labour Party.
“I’ve made absolutely clear what my priorities are, the five missions that I set out.
“We will inherit a very badly damaged United Kingdom, a badly damaged economy, public services absolutely on their knees, if not on their face, and living standards that have been at best stagnant for well over a decade here in Scotland, and across the United Kingdom.
“So I’m very clear what my priorities are going into government.” But his aides cut off further questions about whether he would push ahead with the policy.
The fallout from the SNP gender move – and male-bodied trans rapist Isla Bryson initially being sent to a women’s nick – is widely credited with Ms Sturgeon’s decision to quit last month.
The Scottish Bill aimed to allow anyone aged 16 or over to change sex on their birth certificate in a six-month process, simply by signing a legal declaration.
Sir Keir also claimed the SNP was “falling apart” following Sturgeon’s shock resignation – and insisted only Labour could bring real change.
But he said he wouldn’t make the mistake of scoffing a deep fried Mars Bar on camera – in a nod to Ed Miliband’s infamous bacon roll incident in 2015.
He said: “The first day I became Labour leader, I was given very good advice, which is: Never eat on camera. And I’m not going to break that advice today.”
The fallout from the SNP gender move is widely credited with Ms Sturgeon’s decision to quit last month[/caption]