BBC Sport looks at how many free sports tickets MPs have declared in 2024.
With debate around free gifts for MPs a running theme of the Labour Party’s annual conference, BBC Sport has looked into how many 'freebie' tickets to sports events ministers have received this year.
The Premier League also gifted Starmer an additional £4,000 worth of hospitality tickets for a Taylor Swift concert at Wembley Stadium in June. He was also given tickets for the Championship game between Norwich and Sunderland at Carrow Road, which he attended with former shadow chancellor and Norwich fan Ed Balls, as well as tickets totalling £3,000 for Arsenal's home Champions League match against Porto by the Premier League.
An EFL spokesperson said: "It is important that the EFL and parliamentarians continue to meet regularly to discuss current issues directly affecting the game but also the local communities our clubs represent. Providing a modest number of tickets in our hospitality areas for EFL finals has always proved to be an effective way to carry out this type of engagement."gifted tickets worth just over £2,000 to four MPs for The Open at St Andrews.
Ian Byrne - two hospitality tickets to Taylor Swift at Anfield worth £900 – 13 June 2024 Anneliese Dodds – three hospitality tickets for Women’s FA Cup final worth £450 – 19 April 2024Preet Kaur Gill - two hospitality tickets for League Cup final worth £476 – 25 February 2024Kim Leadbeater - two hospitality tickets for England vs Belgium worth £476 – 26 March 2024Lucy Powell – two tickets to Women’s FA Cup final worth £100 – 25 May...
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