Cabinet Row Over Freebies as Transport Secretary Takes Swipe at Reeves for Sabrina Carpenter Tickets
Freebies have reared their head again as the Chancellor defends taking gratis tickets to a Sabrina Carpenter concert. She said yesterday: “I do now have security which means it’s not as easy as it would have been in the past to just sit in a concert.“ How awful – it’s got to be the box then…
This morning on Times Radio transport secretary Heidi Alexander was asked about the refreshed row. She was asked if it felt right to her – seeing as Reeves is cutting spending elsewhere. Alexander said:
“I haven’t taken any tickets to be honest since I was elected back in June as a new member of parliament and going straight into the Ministry of Justice and then coming straight into the Department for Transport. I actually sadly haven’t been to see any concerts at all over the last nine months, partly because I’ve been very very busy.“
She stressed again why she hasn’t taken freebie tickets: “Partly because I’ve got a very busy diary and I’ve got to prioritise my time.” Ouch…
The long-running internal row over freebies bubbling to the surface there. Can’t be governing in service if you’re screaming along to ‘Espresso’…
