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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

Barking council boss given nearly £10k in West Ham tickets after studio deal

Darren Rodwell, the leader of Barking and Dagenham council, pictured in 2017.
Darren Rodwell, the leader of Barking and Dagenham council, pictured in 2017. Photograph: Sean Smith/The Guardian

A town hall leader bidding to become an MP has accepted close to £10,000 worth of free Premier League tickets from a Los Angeles movie company after his council approved plans for its new film studios.

Darren Rodwell, the Labour leader of the London borough of Barking and Dagenham, has been entertained 19 times by MBS Group in a luxury corporate box at West Ham’s stadium in the wake of deals paving the way for MBS and its parent company, Hackman Capital Partners, to create 12 sound stages on former industrial sites.

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