Sir Keir Starmer spotted in Directors’ Box at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium despite freebie controversy

SIR Keir Starmer returns to the directors’ container astatine Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium — contempt contention implicit the freebie.

The play ticket-holder PM, punched the aerial with joyousness during the Gunners’ 3-0 triumph implicit Nottingham Forest.

Sir Keir, accused of an own-goal implicit Budget taxation hikes, was criticised erstwhile it emerged helium and different ministers accepted freebie tickets.

He said helium utilized the directors’ container due to the fact that of information concerns.

In September, Keir deed backmost astatine accusations helium was "King of the Freebies" arsenic helium defended his VIP Arsenal tickets.

The Prime Minister insisted it was “common sense” for him to beryllium successful shot hospitality seats aft declaring much than £100,000 of gifts.

The involution came arsenic helium insisted helium was “completely successful control” of his authorities amid the Sue Gray wage woody row.

He was besides forced to admit that helium was the 1 moving the state aft being near red-faced by a slew of stories astir his astir almighty aide.

A dossier revealed his declarations see tickets for his favourite nine Arsenal on with suits and spectacles from Labour donor Lord Alli worthy £18,000.

The multi-millionaire Peer besides gave apparel worthy £5,000 of high-end apparel to his wife Lady Victoria.

The PM said helium didn’t deliberation it arsenic “fair” that “the payer who’s going to person to prime up the tab for the other security” if helium sits successful the stands.

Sir Keir had to determination seats aft having play tickets since they moved to the Emirates stadium wherever helium sits with his lad and friends.

He told ITV News: “So I’ve  taken up the connection to beryllium elsewhere successful the stands truthful I tin inactive spot Arsenal play due to the fact that I’ve been going  for many, galore years to spot them connected a regular basis, and I mean to proceed to bash truthful erstwhile I said.”