Labour under fire over Taylor Swift policing fiasco

Dear oh dear. It transpires that the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper received a free concert ticket to Taylor Swift’s shows in the summer – like many of her Labour colleagues. The revelation comes a day after the now-ousted Tory leadership candidate James Cleverly attacked Cooper over claims that the police had been pressed to provide extra protection for Taylor Swift. How very curious…

On Wednesday, it was revealed that Cooper had personally intervened to ensure the US pop star received a police convoy to her Wembley shows in London. After a terror attack on Swift’s Vienna tours was foiled, it was claimed that the singer’s mother – and manager – was threatening to cut Swift’s London shows unless top level police support was provided. Despite Met chiefs being reluctant to grant Swift ‘VVIP’ service – usually reserved for senior royals and top politicians – Cooper and London Mayor Sadiq Khan personally persuaded the force to provide additional protection for the singer and her entourage, at the taxpayer’s expense.