Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSir Keir Starmer has denied allegations that he put a seven-acre field into a trust to avoid inheritance tax. He purchased the land in 1996 for £20,000, intending it as a donkey sanctuary for his seriously ill mother. Starmer explained that he “immediately gifted the land” to his parents so his mother could see the donkeys, but he retained the legal title. He dismissed the idea of a 'complicated trust' for an agricultural field housing four donkeys, stating its sole purpose was for his mother's comfort. The Prime Minister sold the Oxted, Surrey plot in 2022. In fullStarmer denies putting seven-acre field in trust to avoid inheritance taxThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Starmer questioned over £20,000 gift to parents
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSir Keir Starmer has denied allegations that he put a seven-acre field into a trust to avoid inheritance tax. He purchased the land in 1996 for £20,000, intending it as a donkey sanctuary for his seriously ill mother. Starmer explained that he “immediately gifted the land” to his parents so his mother could see the donkeys, but he retained the legal title. He dismissed the idea of a 'complicated trust' for an agricultural field housing four donkeys, stating its sole purpose was for his mother's comfort. The Prime Minister sold the Oxted, Surrey plot in 2022. In fullStarmer denies putting seven-acre field in trust to avoid inheritance taxThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
