Arsenal give gift to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer that’ll cost more than £166,000 every year

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Sir Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, is a massive Arsenal fan.

The 62-year-old is a season ticket holder at the Emirates Stadium and has been spotted at games on plenty of occasions in the past.

Starmer was in attendance when Arsenal faced Wolverhampton Wanderers on the opening day of the 2024/25 season in August.

Arsenal have now opened their doors to the UK prime minister and his family to visit the Emirates whenever they want.

Arsenal gift Prime Minister Keir Starmer an expensive hospitality box

As the prime minister of the country, Starmer gets a number of privileges including tickets to football games and concerts among other things.

As a massive Gooner, the politician would’ve been delighted to learn that he has a place for himself and his loved ones inside the Emirates.

ITV News reveal that Arsenal have gifted the use of a hospitality box to Starmer, his family and his protection officers.

The report claims that even though the prime minister has a season ticket, he cannot use his regular seats in the club’s West Stand.

That’s ‘because the logistics for his security guards of keeping him safe in the general-public area of the ground has proved impossible’.

Starmer was at the game against Wolves on the opening day, but he was not present for the 1-1 draw against Brighton and Hove Albion.

Arsenal’s next home game is against Bolton in the League Cup. It remains to be seen if Starmer will use his box then.

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The cost of Arsenal’s hospital box gifted to Starmer

Arsenal hospitality packages are by no means cheap.

The report claims that the Gunners used to advertise the box that they have given to Starmer “from £8,750” per game.

To put that into perspective, if the prime minister uses his box for the 19 home Premier League games, that will cost Arsenal upwards of £166,000 every year.

That makes this a very expensive gift from Arsenal to Starmer, and it will be interesting to see how many games he will attend in the coming months.