00:00You know, you are in a privileged position as a Member of Parliament.
00:03You will sometimes be offered the opportunity to go to events such as Wimbledon.
00:07I was invited as Education Secretary, Shadow Ministers are often given similar invitations
00:15and Government Ministers are often given such invitations.
00:18It was declared.
00:19I appreciate it is a privilege to be there, but I was very much there in my role as Education
00:24Secretary.
00:25What about Taylor Street?
00:26Look, I'll be honest, it was a hard one to turn down.
00:29I appreciate there was big demand for the tickets.
00:32It was a privilege to be there.
00:34One of my children was keen to go along.
00:37It's hard to say no if you're offered tickets in those circumstances.
00:40But it was declared.
00:42I've been clear about that.
00:43But I do recognise that I'm in a fortunate position to be able to receive it.
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