As if Sir Keir Starmer didn’t have enough on his plate what with his freebie scandal, Sue Gray inquiry and his first Labour party conference as PM, his own backbencher has taken aim at him — again.

Exclusive: Ministers are concerned that comparisons are now being drawn between Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson as the row over gifts erupts

Diane Abbott has slammed Sir Keir Starmer as the backbencher claims the Prime Minister is "in the pocket of millionaires". Speaking ahead of Labour's annual conference in Liverpool, Abbott condemned Starmer following a dispute over his acceptance of thousands of pounds worth of clothing from Lord Alli,

Diane Abbott has dropped another bombshell as Sir Keir Starmer seeks to end the Labour donations row ahead of the party's conference in Liverpool.

Diane Abbott has suggested Sir Keir Starmer is “in the pocket of millionaires” after the prime minister was criticised for accepting gifts from party donors. The Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington took to Twitter to call out her party leader for accepting gifts from peer and wealthy donor Waheed Alli.