Sir Keir Starmer will pay back around £6,000 for gifts he's received since becoming Prime Minister.
The 62-year-old has come in for criticism for some of the donations he's accepted, something MPs are allowed to do as long as they are declared.
It was announced this week that the Labour leader will pay back some of the gifts he accepted after entering number 10 Downing Street.
A Downing Street spokesperson said: "The prime minister has commissioned a new set of principles on gifts and hospitality to be published as part of the updated ministerial code.
"Ahead of the publication of the new code, the prime minister has paid for several entries on his own register. This will appear in the next register of members interests."
Here's what the PM will be paying back.
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Taylor Swift tickets
The Prime Minister accepted six tickets to Taylor Swift's Eras Tour this summer, four from Universal Music Group, which owns the pop superstar's record label Republic and two from the Football Assocation. The cost of the tickets came to £2,800 and will be repaid.
Sir Keir also accepted four tickets for one of eight sold out shows at Wembley Stadium in June, courtesy of the Premier League.
The cost of those tickets came to £4,000 and will not be paid back.
‘Swift’ campaign pitstop. pic.twitter.com/VdSo7Pb0i5
— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) June 21, 2024
Racing tickets
The Prime Minister is also paying back the cost of four tickets and hospitality at Doncaster Races.
He accepted the donation from Arena Racing Corporation, worth £1,936, on September 14.
Footage on social media showed Sir Keir being booed as he arrived.
Clothes for his wife
The Labour leader is also paying back £839 for a clothing rental agreement with the designer Edeline Lee.
Sir Keir's wife wore clothes designed by Lee to London fashion week, and also received one hour of hair care and makeup.
What else did he accept?
As well as the four Taylor Swift tickets for June, gifts not being paid back include: £2,400 tickets to Chelsea vs Arsenal, £1,000 tickets for Newcastle United vs Arsenal, four tickets to the Jingle Bell Ball with hospitality, value £800, two tickets with hospitality to West Ham United vs Arsenal worth approximately £2,000, £820 for four tickets to Norwich vs Arsenal, £3,000 from the Premier League for Arsenal vs Porto tickets, £900 from Manchester City for tickets to their home game against Arsenal, £500 of tickets for Brighton vs Arsenal, £1,488 for Wolves vs Arsenal, £16,200 from Lord Waheed Ali for clothing, £2,500 and £920 from Tottenham Hotspur for their games against Arsenal, £1,790 from Manchester United for a match against Arsenal, four tickets to see "Nye" plus dinner, value £358 from the National Theatre, £2,485 in glasses from Lord Ali, 20,437.28 from the same donor for accommodation, and £6,134 from Lord Ali for clothes for his wife.
Sir Keir also took £1,000 in hospitality tickets from Arsenal.
He notes in his declaration "I remain a paid season ticket holder at Arsenal but, given security advice, the club has said it will find seats for my son and I in the Directors’ Box whenever practicable".
The Prime Minister has previously said he will no longer be accepting donations for clothes.
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