THE prime minister is once again facing criticism by accepting the gift of an extra hour of daylight to spend however he pleases.
Starmer has courted controversy by taking the proffered hour which he claims came with no strings attached but which opponents say is an obvious bribe.
Conservative MP Oliver Dowden said: “Yet another example of Sir Freebie Starmer’s obscene accumulation of gratuities. The man can’t keep his snout out of the trough.
“It’s not just him. The whole Cabinet have received a cash-in-hand hour which could, according to top lawyers, be worth up to £1,800 an hour without a single mention in the Register of Members’ Interests.
“Who else has got it? Train drivers, nurses, teachers: that’s right, his union paymasters. All living high on the hog with this free hour, laughing at Joe Public.
“Who’s losing out? You guessed it: pensioners, who won’t receive any corresponding rise in their income. Small business owners, forced to compensate their employees. Landlords left out of pocket on rent. Labour are sending this country careering into ruin.”
A Labour spokesman said: “The prime minister did not ask for this hour and, while in hindsight he could have considered the optics, Arsenal are at home tomorrow and he fancied the extra lie-in.”
