Jeremy Clarkson has waded into the ongoing row surrounding several Labour MPs – including Sir Keir Starmer – and their acceptance of gifts and donations.
It’s been reported this week that Prime Minister Starmer has received a reported £100,000 in freebies, from designer glasses to suits and clothing.
Deputy PM Angela Rayner has also reportedly been on the receiving end of thousands of pounds worth of clothing donations – as has Chancellor Rachel Reeves.
The furore hit new heights this week when it was revealed that Starmer would no longer have to take to the stands at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium to watch his team play.
He defended his acceptance of the big-ticket seat, telling ITV News: “I’ve had season tickets at Arsenal for a long time now, where I’ve gone with my boy and my friends for year after year after year. Now I’m prime minister the security advice is that I can’t go into the stands.
“Or if I did you’d have to put so much sort of security in that it would cost the taxpayer a fortune. As a result, I’ve been offered tickets elsewhere in the ground where it’s more secure.
“We don’t have to use taxpayer money on additional security. That’s why I’ve taken the decision I have.”
But Starmer’s reasoning hasn’t sat well with several critics, including GB News’ own Nana Akua who fumed that Starmer is a “rich man” who “doesn’t need freebies”, and the latest scandal to hit his Government is “not a good look”.
Labour has scrambled to save face and has insisted the PM, Deputy PM and Chancellor will no longer be accepting gifts in light of the backlash.
The Grand Tour star Clarkson pointed out the hypocrisy of Starmer’s decision-making in his latest column, as he penned: “In the sort of truly socialist world that Sir Starmer has dreamed of his entire life, there would be no swanky directors’ box at Arsenal.
“All of the fans, [Jeremy] Corbyn and [Piers] Morgan included, would be in the cold, in the stands with everyone else. Because all the animals are equal.
“But some, as we know, are more equal than others. And as a result, our glorious leader says he needs to be in a warm room, with nice sandwiches.”
His sarcastic dismantling continued: “He argues that it would be too difficult for his security team to operate in the stands.
“Yes, Napoleon – but let’s not forget that when Snowball Sunak was running the show, he used to watch his beloved Southampton from the stands.
“And his security guys seemed to manage,” he concluded in The Sun.
It’s not the first time in recent weeks that Clarkson has let rip against the prime minister – a man he once described as a “Stalinist”.
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Amid the riots in the wake of the horrific Southport murders, Clarkson blasted Starmer’s rhetoric to brand everyone in attendance as “far-right” or “racist”.
He similarly fumed at the PM for giving the green light to the banning of junk food TV adverts before the 9pm watershed.
Clarkson suggested Starmer was completely out of touch with the younger generation and that perhaps his attention was needed elsewhere.
It’s safe to say Clarkson isn’t the biggest fan of the newly-elected PM, resulting in him being banned from his newly-opened Cotswolds pub, The Farmer’s Dog.
