POLL: What do you consider Starmer assembly Taylor Swift & getting free tickets?

Keir Starmer and his family met Taylor Swift at Wembley on the final night of the Eras Tour in London – and we’re asking if you think that’s ok.

The PM bagged some VIP tickets worth a whopping £2,600 from Universal Music for the August show, but after some backlash over MPs getting freebies, he decided to pay them back.

The news comes amid a row over VIP security afforded to Swift during her shows in London. She was granted blue-light escorts – usually reserved for the Royal family and top ministers – after a foiled terror plot forced her to cancel her concerts in Austria.

During their quick 10-minute chat, the PM and Taylor discussed the tragic Southport stabbings from July, which deeply affected many, including Taylor, who reached out to the victims’ families after hearing the news.

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The news about the PM’s meeting with Swift, first revealed by the Sun, fuelled further scrutiny of the decision to offer her heightened security while in London. It emerged last week that London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper were involved in talks about the request, which was originally rejected by the Metropolitan Police.

Swift’s mother Andrea reportedly threatened to cancel the shows if the singer was refused the police escort. Scotland Yard are said to have sought advice over from Attorney General Richard Hermer KC over concerns that officers could be liable if there were any incidents and about the legal impact of breaking protocol.

Mr Khan, Ms Cooper and No10 have all repeatedly said that operational decisions are taken by the Met. Downing Street also cited the terror threat faced by Swift in Vienna as one of the reasons the Government was involved in security talks.

Asked whether the PM was given the tickets as a “thank you” for Swift getting beefed up security, the PM’s official spokesman said: “I completely reject that characterisation because it’s ultimately up to the police to take operational decisions in relation to the security of these major events.”