Look What You Made Me Do: Starmer pays up for Swift merchandise Sir Keir Starmer declined to keep signed baseball caps given to him by Donald Trump – but bought Taylor Swift merchandise he was given by the star’s record label.
The Prime Minister 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.
But Sir Keir, who saw Shake It Off star Swift perform at Wembley, paid an undisclosed sum for merchandise donated by Universal Music Operations Ltd in August.
The merchandise, given to Sir Keir on August 28, was included in a register of gifts valued at more than £140 offered to the Prime Minister.
Sir Keir was embroiled in a row over ministerial freebies over tickets to see Swift perform at Wembley on her Eras Tour, eventually paying for four tickets from Universal Music Group totalling £2,800.
