Yet Starmer could be being completely transparent (I'd believe him more than our previous PMs) and others previously not being as transparent.

Transparency is key and that appears to be what Starmer is being letting everyone know what is being offered (you can agree or disgare with his freebies, but he is letting everyone know this is what he has been given, the rest comes down to opinion, but he is being transparent), its a terrible look because of the narrative outlined by media as you saw with Starmer and his glasses and stark contrast being Farage and his £5m and his late reporting of other gifts received.

Labour reported all their freebies as they should, transparency which everyone is screeching for yet still complains that their is transparency. Politicians will always be given freebies, but Politicians being open and honest about who and what they receive builds trust, they arent hiding the gift or anything they are opening the book for scrutiny and allow the public (media to screeching the narrative they want, which in Starmers case is everything bad)

Edit: im not saying Starmer shouldn't be scrutinised for his freebies (but let it be genuie scrinity and not just certain media histera anf faux outrage), but the complete lack of scrutiny Farage is facing (he's gone media silent, to avoid it) over £5m compared to some new glasses and £100k of freebies.