UK MPs' Declared Gifts Top £400,000 in Seven Months, Beating All of 2025

British MPs declared nearly £400,000 in free tickets, hospitality and gifts from January to July 2026 — already surpassing the roughly £300,000 accepted across all of 2025, per The Guardian. Donors include Lloyds Banking Group, gambling giant Flutter, and the PRS musicians' group, all operating in sectors shaped by government policy. Declaration rules remain unchanged since Starmer's "freebie-gate" scandal.