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MPs ‘failing to learn lesson’ over freebies after accepting £400,000 of hospitality

The Guardian UK · 21 August 2026 at 18:58

MPs ‘failing to learn lesson’ over freebies after accepting £400,000 of hospitality

MPs receive Harry Styles concert tickets worth £858, Chelsea flower show tickets worth £1,839, and £3,432 of hospitality at Brit awards MPs have been accused of failing to learn their lesson over freebies after taking almost £400,000 of hospitality to concerts, sport matches and other events this year, with Louise Haigh, Lucy Powell and Wes Streeting among those accepting tickets.

Despite the outcry in 2024 over Keir Starmer accepting football tickets and gifts of clothing , MPs appear to have been declaring hospitality since the start of the year on a greater scale than previously seen.

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MPs ‘failing to learn lesson’ over freebies after accepting £400,000 of hospitality

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