Government rules mean Theresa May loses out on wine, shoes and a rug

Many world leaders fell foul of the gift value rules imposed by the government.

As Prime Minister, Theresa May is often greeted with gifts from foreign leaders and dignitaries from all over the world.

However, she hasn't been allowed to keep many of them.

All gifts are kept on official record, the details of which are released every three months. It has been revealed that of the 14 gifts May was given between October and December 2016, she was allowed to keep none.

According to government rules, ministers are not allowed to keep presents with a value of more than £140, because it could create a conflict of interest.

All the 14 gifts exceeded this amount, including a fan from James Dyson, a hamper from the Sultan of Brunei, and wine and dates from the President of Algeria.

However, a minister can pay for the gifts with their own money – less £140 – if they want to keep them, which Theresa May did twice, on a £225 gift of clothing from Lady Jubie Wigan and a £244 gift of jewellery from Nadja Swarovski.

All gifts given to the PM between October and December 2016:

Date	Gift	Given or received	Who gift was received from	Value (£)	Outcome
Oct 16	Shoes	Received	PETA	Above limit	Held by department
Oct 16	Handbag	Received	Gerald and Sue Bodmer	Above limit	Held by department
Oct 16	Clothing	Received	Lady Jubie Wigan	£225	Purchased by PM
Oct 16	Jewellery	Received	Nadja Swarovski	£244	Held by department/one piece purchased by PM
Nov 16	Rug	Received	President Pranab Mukerjee	Above limit	Held by department
Nov 16	Fan	Received	Mr James Dyson	Above limit	Held by department
Nov 16	Silver item	Received	Michael Bloomberg	Above limit	Held by department
Nov 16	Shoes	Received	Ultimate Collection Ltd	Above limit	Held by department
Nov 16	Vanity case	Received	Vice Premier of the State Council, The People's Republic of China	Above limit	Held by department
Dec 16	Shoes	Received	Casadei Boutique London Team	Above limit	Held by department
Dec 16	Pen, Silver item, Perfume set, Desk set, Silver box	Received	King of Bahrain	Above limit	Held by department
Dec 16	Hamper	Received	Ambassador of Saudi Arabia	Above limit	Held by department
Dec 16	Hamper	Received	Sultan of Brunei	Above limit	Held by department
Dec 16	Wine and dates	Received	President of Algeria	Above limit	Held by department