New artwork in Hull's Queen Street depicts Prime Minister as 'King of Cadgers'
A new piece of graffiti has appeared in Hull's Queen Street depicting Sir Keir Starmer with the caption "King of The Cadgers".
It shows the Prime Minister wearing oversized clothing with bank notes falling out and a lopsided crown on his head. The artist responsible, known only as Preg, has previously created works of Hull's beloved Bee Lady Jean Bishop and other pieces that can be spotted in the city.
Preg said the new piece of Sir Keir was "created about a week ago after I spotted a newspaper comment 'King of The Cadgers."' The Daily Star dubbed Sir Keir 'The King of The Cadgers' on the front page of its issue on Thursday, September 19.
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The tabloid also gave him the nickname "Free-Gear Keir" after it emerged Labour peer Waheed Alli had funded clothes for Sir Keir and his wife, Victoria, that allegedly were not initially declared.
Since the row broke out, Sir Keir and the Labour Party ministers Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner have promised to no longer accept clothes as gifts. Sir Keir was also said to have received gifts of tickets to a Taylor Swift concert, a Coldplay concert, and football matches.
Preg added: "It represents Keir Starmer's hypocritical stance on corruption in public life. It seems, democracy only works for people who have power."
The Ministerial Code states: "Gifts given to Ministers in their Ministerial capacity become the property of the Government and do not need to be declared in the Register of Members’ or Peers’ Interests.
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"Gifts of small value, currently this is set at £140, may be retained by the recipient. Gifts of a higher value should be handed over to the department for disposal unless the recipient wishes to purchase the gift abated by £140."
In 2021, the Electoral Commission ruled the Conservative Party had used funds gifted by a donor to cover the cost of the redecoration of the flat above Number 11 Downing Street without the money being properly declared.