Prime minister paid cabinet office to retain jewellery, but chose not to fork out for cufflinks and golf club
Keir Starmer has paid to keep a personalised silver necklace given to him by Donald and Melania Trump, transparency records show.
The necklace was the only gift Starmer chose to keep after he hosted the US president for a historic second state visit in September.
The Trumps also gave the prime minister a golf club and a set of silver cufflinks, both personalised, but these were retained by the Cabinet Office. A pair of cowboy boots, given to Starmer’s wife, Victoria, by the Trumps has also been held by the department.
Under government rules, ministers cannot keep official gifts worth more than £140 unless they pay the difference between £140 and the gift’s value. The value of the necklace has not been disclosed, and Downing Street declined to give details.
