๐จNEWS: Labour plunged into all new freebies row as MPs caught snapping up 400k in gifts
Party figures accepted hundreds of thousands of pounds in free tickets and hospitality declared between January and July this year
โข Deputy leader Lucy Powell received ยฃ858 in Harry Styles concert tickets at Wembley plus Brit Awards and Manchester City games hospitality
โข Defence Secretary Wes Streeting took ยฃ1839 in Chelsea Flower Show tickets from Lloyds Banking Group
โข Louise Haigh accepted a ยฃ1314 ticket to the Ivor Novello awards
โข Chief Whip Anneliese Midgley received Brit Awards hospitality for two worth ยฃ3432 plus Cheltenham and Grand National hospitality
โข Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander was given ยฃ1480 in Wimbledon mens singles final tickets
โข Attorney General Ellie Reeves accepted a ยฃ1314 ticket to the Ivors while Solicitor General
โข Prime Minister Andy Burnham declared hospitality worth up to ยฃ6000 this year including ยฃ500 for Ladies Day at the Grand National
Spotlight on Corruption said showering MPs with gifts is a tried and tested lobbying tactic and there is no good reason for accepting tickets unrelated to parliamentary work
A Labour spokesman said all declarations were made in line with the rules after the ministerial code was strengthened for transparency
Do you think this is sleezy behaviour? or do you think they deserve it because they are MP's?