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| MPs declare Wimbledon and Glastonbury tickets | MPs declare Wimbledon and Glastonbury tickets |
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| MPs have enjoyed free activities from Wimbledon to Glastonbury, according to their latest register of interests. | MPs have enjoyed free activities from Wimbledon to Glastonbury, according to their latest register of interests. |
| Commons Speaker John Bercow, a tennis fan, received two tickets for the Royal Box at Wimbledon, worth £8,590. | Commons Speaker John Bercow, a tennis fan, received two tickets for the Royal Box at Wimbledon, worth £8,590. |
| Labour deputy leader Tom Watson also got two cheaper Wimbledon tickets while Tories Damian Collins and Nigel Adams declared Glastonbury tickets. | Labour deputy leader Tom Watson also got two cheaper Wimbledon tickets while Tories Damian Collins and Nigel Adams declared Glastonbury tickets. |
| Meanwhile Theresa May registered a discount card from shoe shop Russell & Bromley. | Meanwhile Theresa May registered a discount card from shoe shop Russell & Bromley. |
| The prime minister, whose love of shoes is well documented, has worn the retailer's shoes to Conservative Party conferences and registered a discount card valid from January 2017 to January 2018 - without details of what it entitled her to. | The prime minister, whose love of shoes is well documented, has worn the retailer's shoes to Conservative Party conferences and registered a discount card valid from January 2017 to January 2018 - without details of what it entitled her to. |
| Among other freebies declared by MPs in the latest update to the register are two tickets for the England v South Africa test match at Lords for Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon, while labour's Richard Burden got two tickets for the Grand Prix at Silverstone. | Among other freebies declared by MPs in the latest update to the register are two tickets for the England v South Africa test match at Lords for Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon, while labour's Richard Burden got two tickets for the Grand Prix at Silverstone. |
| Conservative Mims Davies got a ticket to Royal Ascot while Labour's Stephen Doughty and Tory John Howell got tickets to the Royal International Air Tattoo. | |
| Conservative backbencher Philip Davies declared several tickets for horse racing and football events from Royal Ascot and the Coral Eclipse at Sandown to the League One play-offs. | Conservative backbencher Philip Davies declared several tickets for horse racing and football events from Royal Ascot and the Coral Eclipse at Sandown to the League One play-offs. |
| Former Labour leader Ed Miliband declared an expected £2,500 payment for hosting Jeremy Vine's BBC Radio 2 show for a week. | |
| Conservative backbencher Nadine Dorries declared a £50,000 signing fee for a new book deal - she had previously declared a regular £13,000-per-month payment from her publisher. | Conservative backbencher Nadine Dorries declared a £50,000 signing fee for a new book deal - she had previously declared a regular £13,000-per-month payment from her publisher. |
| MPs are required to declare any financial interest which "others might reasonably consider to influence his or her actions or words as a member of Parliament" within 28 days. | MPs are required to declare any financial interest which "others might reasonably consider to influence his or her actions or words as a member of Parliament" within 28 days. |