Millionaire peer at centre of Keir Starmers donations row spotted at Labours conference - but Lord Alli remains tight-lipped on his lavish gifts to the PM

The millionaire peer at the centre of Sir Keir Starmers donations row was spotted at Labours conference today - but remained tight-lipped over his lavish gifts to the PM.

Lord Waheed Alli was photographed in a dark suit and white trainers as he joined other conference attendees in battling the rain in Liverpool.

He has been caught up in a wardrobegate row after splurging £18,685 on suits and glasses for Sir Keir ahead of the general election.

Lord Alli has also been revealed to have bought high-end clothing for Sir Keirs wife, Victoria, and allowed Deputy PM Angela Rayner to stay in his plush New York apartment while on holiday.

There has been close scrutiny of Lord Allis links to Sir Keir after it emerged the Labour peer was given a No10 pass shortly after the partys election win, despite seemingly not having a Government role.

His pass has since been handed back but Sir Keir has continued to be dogged by a row also dubbed as passes for glasses.

Lord Waheed Alli was photographed in a dark suit and white trainers as he joined other Labour conference attendees in battling the rain in Liverpool

Lord Alli has been caught up in a wardrobegate row after splurging £18,685 on suits and glasses for Sir Keir Starmer ahead of the general election

Sky News approached Lord Alli about his donations to Sir Keir in Liverpool, but he told one of the TV news channels journalists: Please dont - this is not very nice.

On the eve of Labours conference, Sir Keir, Ms Rayner and Chancellor Rachel Reeves all pledged to no longer accept any further donations for clothing.

But questions about gifts have continued to dominate Labours gathering in Liverpool, with Ms Phillipson forced to defend taking £14,000 from Lord Alli to host work events - which included her 40th birthday bash.

Ms Rayner on Sunday said she understood why people were frustrated and angry that senior Labour figures had received thousands of pounds in gifts.

But she added these had been a feature of our politics for a very long time, arguing that donations were necessary because of the expense of running for office, and stressing the importance of transparency.