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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Andrew Kersley

Revealed: MPs accepted more than £700,000 in free gifts and hospitality last year

Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium as part of her Eras Tour
Tickets to Taylor Swift concerts were among a year’s worth of gifts for MPs. Photograph: Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP

More than £700,000 worth of free gifts and hospitality has been received by MPs in the past year for everything from Taylor Swift tickets to helicopter rides, new analysis reveals.

The figures, based on data from the MPs’ register of interests between September 2023 and August 2024, come during a growing furore around the acceptance of gifts by the prime minister and his inner circle.

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