Keir Starmer kept Taylor Swift merchandise he was gifted after getting complimentary tickets to see the pop star, it has been revealed.
The PM and his family went to one of the sold-out Wembley shows in August, and talked to the Shake It Off singer and her mother for around 10 minutes afterwards.
After a furious backlash at his freebie habits, he eventually U-turned to repay four tickets from Universal Music Group totalling £2,800.
But it has now emerged that Sir Keir was also handed merchandise by the firm on August 28.
The newly-released government register does not specify the gift but says it was valued at over £140, and was ‘purchased’ by the PM rather than held by the Cabinet Office.
However, ministers do not have to pay the first £140 of the value of gifts.
In contrast, Sir Keir declined to keep signed baseball caps given to him by Donald Trump.
Keir Starmer kept Taylor Swift merchandise he was gifted after getting complimentary tickets to see the pop star (pictured at a Swift concert in June with wife Victoria)
The PM and his family went to one of the sold-out Wembley shows in August, and talked to the Shake It Off singer (pictured) and her mother for around 10 minutes afterwards
The US President gave him the caps in September when the pair had dinner before Mr Trump’s election victory.
It is not clear whether they were MAGA hats often sported by Mr Trump.
The PM also declined to pay for a watch, baseball, book and sunglasses given by Joe Biden, or a necklace and photograph for Lady Starmer offered by then-first lady Jill Biden.
A gift that was ‘purchased by the minister’ was the price of hiring a hat for Lady Starmer donated by Stephen Jones Millinery on August 30.
Most other ministers declined to purchase gifts they had received, leaving their departments to hold on to them.
However, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy bought £806 worth of Team GB and Paralympics GB kit she had been given by the British Olympic Committee and Paralympics GB respectively.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy purchased £175 worth of chocolate he had been given by the Kuwaiti embassy, while Chancellor Rachel Reeves used a £200 Harrods hamper from the Qatari embassy for hospitality purposes.
Sir Keir declined to keep signed baseball caps given to him by Donald Trump. It is not clear whether they were MAGA hats often sported by Mr Trump