{"id":373582,"date":"2026-08-27T13:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-uk-mps-failing-to-learn-lessons-over-freebies\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T13:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:00:22","slug":"why-are-uk-mps-failing-to-learn-lessons-over-freebies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-uk-mps-failing-to-learn-lessons-over-freebies\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are UK MPs &#8216;failing to learn lessons&#8217; over freebies?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/7gc-8MDwD2Y\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why are UK MPs 'failing to learn lessons' over freebies?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7gc-8MDwD2Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>If you were a politician, and were offered free tickets, would you take them?<br \/>\nSubscribe \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>British MPs have been accused of failing to learn their lesson over taking freebies after almost \u00a3400,000 of hospitality to concerts, sport matches and other events were disclosed this year.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the outcry in 2024 when the prime minister at the time, Keir Starmer, accepted football tickets and gifts of clothing, MPs appear to have been declaring hospitality since the start of 2026 on a greater scale than previously seen.<\/p>\n<p>Guardian journalist Sarah Ann Harris takes a closer look at why MPs accepting free hospitality might be a problem.<\/p>\n<p>Read Rowena Mason&#8217;s story \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2026\/aug\/21\/mps-failing-to-learn-lesson-over-freebies-after-accepting-400000-of-hospitality<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. 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