40 h. ago Rachel Reeves says she won’t take free concert tickets in future after Sabrina Carpenter row

Labour chancellor said ‘I do recognise how it looks to people’ as she slashes £5bn from welfare payments

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41 h. ago Reeves has ‘no intention’ of accepting free concert tickets in future

It comes after a row over the Chancellor’s attendance at a Sabrina Carpenter concert with her family.

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52 h. ago Rachel Reeves defends freebies: ‘I’m not personally a huge Sabrina Carpenter fan, being a 46

Rachel Reeves said she recognised her acceptance of free tickets to see Sabrina Carpenter in concert was “a bit odd”.

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56 h. ago Rachel Reeves admits that accepting free Sabrina Carpenter tickets may have appeared ‘a bit odd’

It came earlier this month, ahead of the Spring Budget announcement which took place on Wednesday March 26

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57 h. ago I prefer the cheap seats, says Reeves as she defends taking £600 Sabrina Carpenter freebie in private box on security grounds

The Chancellor faced mounting questions over her decision to accept the £600  freebie at the O2 earlier this month as a guest of owner AEG.

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57 h. ago Rachel Reeves says accepting Sabrina Carpenter freebie looked ‘a bit odd’

Her comments came after Wednesday’s Spring Statement.

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3 d. ago Rachel Reeves criticised over 'inappropriate' Sabrina Carpenter concert freebie

A Government minister has taken a swipe at the Chancellor for accepting free tickets to watch the pop star perform live.

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3 d. ago 'If I want to go to a gig I'll pay for it': Minister condemns Rachel Reeves over 'inappropriate' freebie tickets to Sabrina Carpenter gig as Chancellor confirms who picked up the tab

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook said it was 'inappropriate' to take free tickets to gigs, insisting: 'If I want to go to a concert at the O2 I'll pay for it.'

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3 d. ago ‘If I want to go to a concert I’ll pay for it’: Minister heaps pressure on Reeves over Sabrina Carpenter tickets

Rachel Reeves’ decision to accept free Sabrina Carpenter tickets threatens to reignite the freebies row which rocked the government last year

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3 d. ago Minister takes savage swipe at Rachel Reeves over free Sabrina Carpenter tickets

In an unexpected dig at Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook said he does not 'personally think it's appropriate' to take freebie tickets to gigs

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3 d. ago 'If I want to go to a gig I'll pay for it': Minister condemns Rachel Reeves over 'inappropriate' freebie tickets to see Sabrina Carpenter at the O2

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook said it was 'inappropriate' to take free tickets to gigs, insisting: 'If I want to go to a concert at the O2 I'll pay for it.'

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3 d. ago 'Not appropriate' to get free O2 tickets, says Labour minister as Rachel Reeves Sabrina Carpenter concert row grows

Greenwich and Woolwich MP Matthew Pennycook said he had never accepted a free ticket for the flagship music venue in east London

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves thrown under bus by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander as minister fails to back her after the Chancellor accepted £276 Sabrina Carpenter concert tickets

The Chancellor was cut adrift by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander, who said she had never taken free tickets since becoming an MP and was too busy working to attend concerts.

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves row on Sabrina Carpenter freeby tickets grows as No10 says: 'It's down to her own judgement'

The Chancellor said she and a family member went to see Sabrina Carpenter a couple of weeks ago

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4 d. ago What did Rachel Reeves think of Sabrina Carpenter's highly sexualised show?

The pop star is under fire for her raunchy live shows, but why shouldn’t she teach young people about the birds and the bees?

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4 d. ago 'I've never taken any gig tickets': Rachel Reeves' fellow Cabinet minister brutally cuts her adrift over Sabrina Carpenter tickets...  amid mounting anger at Labour's freebie

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander gave the Chancellor less than full-hearted backing after she admitted accepting gig tickets worth £600.

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4 d. ago 'I've never taken any gig tickets': Cabinet minister brutally cuts Rachel Reeves adrift over Sabrina Carpenter freebie

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander gave the Chancellor less than full-hearted backing after she admitted accepting gig tickets worth £600.

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves row on Sabrina Carpenter tickets grows as Cabinet colleague says she wouldn't accept freebies

The Chancellor said she and a family member went to see Sabrina Carpenter a couple of weeks ago

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves says accepting free Sabrina Carpenter tickets was 'right thing to do from security perspective’

The Chancellor said she and a family member went to see Sabrina Carpenter a couple of weeks ago

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves' defiant response to criticism over accepting free Sabrina Carpenter tickets

Rachel Reeves has responded to criticism over accepting complimentary tickets to a Sabrina Carpenter concert, stating that she will fully declare their value in accordance with the rules

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