The re-opening of 19 July was greeted with joy across the country and nowhere more so than in Westminster. The newly updated register of members’ interests show how MPs have been enjoying the restoration of their liberties as donations of gifts, directorships and various gigs flooded in. A total of £56,000 was recorded in hospitality by 42 MPs over recess – £46,000 of which was registered by 31 Tory MPs.
Kicking things off is the minister of state for Asia Nigel Adams who managed to bag tickets to three hotly contested Euro 2020 tickets worth some £6,038 to take his tournament total to £8,037. Good thing not much else was happening at the Foreign Office during that time. Stephen Kinnock, husband of former Danish PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt, chose to watch the England v Denmark semi-final in the company of the Danish FA. Other eye-raising hospitality includes culture select committee chairman Julian Knight getting £454 for two tickets to Latitude festival.
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