Downing Street said the Prime Minister ‘supports all of his ministers making their own judgments’ over hospitality.

Sir Keir Starmer’s director of communications Matthew Doyle is to step down from his role after just nine months in the post.

Matthew Pennycook said he does not ‘personally think it’s appropriate’ to take a hospitality offering to gigs at the venue.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces criticism for accepting £600 worth of free concert tickets, drawing comparisons to a ...