Sky News's Westminster Accounts project has revealed Sir Keir Starmer has been gifted more freebies and hospitality than any other MP since 2019, sparking some concern within his own government. Listen to the latest this morning on Politics at Jack and Sam's below.
As we are reporting, the prime minister has received £107,145 in gifts, benefits, and hospitality since 2019 - substantially more than any other MP.We asked Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds how he defends that, and he replied that there are 'a number of ways supporters support any political party'.'Sometimes that's support for campaign literature, sometimes that's support for staffing costs, sometimes it's of more of a personal nature,' he said.
In terms of the vast sums donated in tickets for football games, for example, the minister added: 'I think people would reasonably expect the prime minister to be in, say, a director's box.'Mr Reynolds also defended the PM accepting free tickets for things like Taylor Swift concerts, saying they fall under the category of 'major cultural, sporting events'.
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