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    UK ministers need to ask why they are offered freebies – and who loses out



    Firms who wine and dine officials may gain a seat at the policymaking table while the third sector is squeezed outGovernment officials treated to hospitality 3,500 times in five years, study findsMinisters from Keir Starmer downwards have sometimes seemed perplexed about what they see as the fuss made over their acceptance of hospitality in the last nine months.From their point of view, free tickets to concerts and sporting events are a paltry form of compensation for the disruption to their private lives that comes from being a frontline politician. Continue reading…



    Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/mar/28/uk-ministers-need-to-ask-why-they-are-offered-freebies-and-who-loses-out

    Author : Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

    Publish date : 2025-03-28 18:04:00

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