By Jessica Frank-Keyes Keir Starmer has tightened up the rules on ministers accepting freebies, according to new guidelines, but stopped short of banning gifts and hospitality. An update to the government’s ministerial code published today included new advice for ministers who accept freebies and hospitality, which took a tougher stance than the previous document. The new code states: “Ministers should not accept any gift, hospitality or service which would, or might reasonably appear to, compromise their judgement or place them under any obligation to people or organisations that might try in…