
LONDON — This summer, MPs attended top U.K. events with complimentary hospitality, including Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who accepted Ascot tickets for his family.
Google sponsored several MPs for the Glastonbury Festival, including Labour’s Chris Curtis, Dan Aldridge, Leigh Ingham, Steve Race, Jake Richards, and Fred Thomas, with hospitality packages valued up to £4,000.
Caroline Dinenage, Conservative MP and Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, who has criticized tech companies’ use of copyrighted material for AI training, also accepted a Glastonbury ticket and tent from Google. Nusrat Ghani, Deputy Speaker in the Commons and fellow Conservative, received a ticket from the tech company as well.
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