Sadiq Khan's freebie Taylor Swift tickets were worth three times more than declared, City Hall admits

The escaped tickets Sadiq Khan received to be a Taylor Swift performance were worthy 3 times much than archetypal thought, it has emerged.

The politician of London was talented six tickets to spot the popular superstar’s gig astatine Wembley stadium successful August.

But a spokesperson for the politician said the tickets were successful information worthy £500 each - meaning the full worth of the gift, which helium enjoyed with his family, was £3,000.

It has besides emerged that Mr Khan was offered 2 sets of Taylor Swift tickets but was lone capable to be 1 of the concerts.

City Hall said the nonaccomplishment to correctly registry the tickets was a “simple lawsuit of quality error”.

It said that Mr Khan had been offered tickets for a Taylor Swift performance successful June by the Football Association, which helium had planned to accept, but was past incapable to be and truthful declined them.

These tickets were “erroneously declared” connected the register. He past attended a consequent performance successful August concert, successful an FA-owned box, but the tickets were paid for by LS Events, a accumulation institution that has worked with City Hall, including connected the “fan zone” for the Champions League last that was played astatine Wembley.

During a furore astir Sir Keir Starmer accepting escaped tickets for different of Taylor Swift’s Wembley concerrts, Mr Khan had declined to travel the Prime Minister successful repaying the worth of the tickets.

The tickets were besides registered precocious connected the City Hall register.

A spokesperson for the Greater London Authority said: “Any acquisition accepted by the politician is declared openly and transparently.

“In this lawsuit determination has been an administrative error. The updated declaration has been correctly submitted.”