PM met Taylor Swift at concert after getting free tickets – as details of talk revealed

Politics

Sir Keir Starmer met Taylor Swift when he attended her concert in Wembley, Sky News understands.

It has emerged the prime minister and his family spoke to the pop star and her mum for 10 minutes and discussed the Southport stabbings.

It had not been clear previously if the two had met.

Sir Keir’s attendance at the concert has been the focus of increased scrutiny in recent weeks after Swift was given an enhanced police escort.

It is understood there was no discussion about the provision of security for the artist, which Downing Street said was an independent operational matter for the police.

Sir Keir and his family were given free tickets to the concert on 20 August, which were declared as required, and have since been paid back.

It came after the superstar cancelled gigs on her Eras Tour in Austria due to a terror threat, and the mass stabbing in Southport at a Taylor Swift dance class.

Sir Keir was invited to the August show by Universal Music, which is based in his constituency of Holborn and St Pancras.

He paid back the cost of the tickets after a row over ministers accepting freebies dominated headlines during his first 100 days.

This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.

Please refresh the page for the fullest version.

You can receive breaking news alerts on a smartphone or tablet via the Sky News app. You can also follow @SkyNews on X or subscribe to our YouTube channel to keep up with the latest news.

Articles You May Like

Musk hints 80-hour-a-week DOGE job for ‘high-IQ revolutionaries’ will be unpaid
£3 bus fare cap could be scrapped, hints transport secretary
Amazon was questioned by House China committee over ‘dangerous and unwise’ TikTok partnership
Liberty Energy stock jumps after Trump picks CEO Chris Wright as energy secretary
Saldivar’s Trucking: first owner-operator to deploy Volvo VNR Electric semi