Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester and a well-known supporter of Everton Football Club, received three Premier League tickets worth £677 on August 22. The tickets were given to him by the club, and he was photographed attending Everton’s home match against Crystal Palace that same day with his wife, Marie-France van Heel, and their daughter, Rosie. Recently, Burnham hosted Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is also an Everton fan, at the club’s stadium to watch a Carabao Cup match against Wolverhampton Wanderers. A meeting between Burnham and Carney was held at the stadium before the game. In 2024, then Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer returned over £6,000 in gifts and hospitality, including football tickets, after criticism over accepting items from wealthy donors. He had taken £920 from Tottenham Hotspur for two tickets to a derby game and £1,000 from Arsenal for another match. This sparked weeks of public scrutiny over the value of free gifts accepted by ministers. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch made a three-day trip to Athens, Greece, in August, costing £8,170, to meet with media mogul Rupert Murdoch. The visit, which included flights, transport, and accommodation for Badenoch and her husband, was funded by Murdoch’s company, News Corp UK. During the trip, she also met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Rupert Lowe, the only MP for Restore Britain, continued receiving payments from Elon Musk’s social media platform, X. He received £2,540 on September 3 and £2,413 on September 16. Nigel Farage of Reform UK has criticized Musk for his support of Restore Britain, warning that it could divide the right-wing political spectrum. However, Farage and another Reform MP, Lee Anderson, also accepted payments from X. Farage received £289 on September 9, while Anderson received smaller sums in August and September. Additionally, Farage declared payments from Google for social media work, totaling £1,407, spread across several dates in 2024.