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Keir Starmer’s £35k in free tickets puts football regulator plans under scrutiny
MPs demand ‘forensic’ look at Labour’s plans to protect football pyramid in light of Premier League hospitality
Keir Starmer is facing questions about whether his £35,000 of free tickets from football clubs risks a conflict of interest as his government prepares to bring in a new regulator opposed by the industry.
The prime minister has been under scrutiny for days over his more than £100,000 of freebies and gifts over the last parliament, with another £8,000-plus due to be registered for the free use of a box at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium.
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