Majority believe it is wrong for PM to accept gifts from businesses, poll finds
Ipsos questioned 1,029 adults after stories emerged about Sir Keir Starmer and senior ministers accepting donations.
Three in four people believe it is wrong for the Prime Minister to accept gifts from businesses or organisations, polling has found.
The Ipsos study found 75% of Britons believe it is “rarely acceptable” or “never acceptable” for the Prime Minister to accept such items.
But 15% feel it is “usually acceptable” and 5% think it is “always acceptable”.
The survey was carried out in the wake of stories about how Sir Keir Starmer and members of the Government, including Chancellor Rachel Reeves, have accepted donations towards items of clothes.
Savanta meanwhile said its latest polls suggest “a nosedive in support” for Sir Keir.
The Prime Minister and his most senior ministers will no longer accept donations to pay for their clothes, the PA news agency understands.
Politicians from the three major parties, including the Prime Minister, have also accepted donated tickets to events.
Sir Keir was among MPs, including Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey, to accept tickets to a Taylor Swift concert at Wembley Stadium from the Football Association.
