SHIPLEY MP Philip Davies and Pudsey MP Stuart Andrew both received free hospitality tickets worth thousands of pounds to Euro 2020 matches, gifted by gambling firms.

Mr Davies and his wife, fellow Conservative MP Esther McVey, received free tickets to England's Euro 2020 semi-final at Wembley against Denmark worth £3,457 each, and also accepted tickets worth £1,100 a piece to Wimbledon.

The Shipley MP, who is an avid football fan, said that "any football fan would have accepted the offer" of a ticket to a semi-final involving England.

Fellow Tory Stuart Andrew was gifted a hospitality ticket worth £1,961 to England's last-16 tie against Germany.

The freebies have been revealed in the official register of MPs' interests, where they have to log any gifts they have received in their roles as Members of Parliament.

Seven Tories and two senior Labour MPs accepted gifts to England's Euro 2020 games, plus other major sporting events.

Mr Davies and Ms McVey's tickets were gifted by Gibraltar-based betting firm Entain, which owns bookmaker Ladbrokes, while Mr Andrew was given his freebie by Power Leisure, which runs the bookies Paddy Power.

Philip Davies said: "I was offered a ticket to go to the semi-final and I accepted it.

"My guess is that if any football fan was offered a ticket to the match they would have accepted it too.

"It's not as if I'm not football fan, I'm a season ticket holder at Bradford City for goodness sake and I'll be at Valley Parade on Saturday for the pre-season friendly.

"I haven't deprived a fan of going to the match because I am a fan myself."

Mr Davies wasn't able to get a ticket to the final against Italy, but said in the circumstances - losing to the Azzurri on penalties - it was "probably for the best".

Opposition Whip Mark Tami, Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart, and Mansfield MP Ben Bradley all also accepted tickets to England vs Germany from Power Leisure worth £1,961 each.

Shadow Skills Minister Toby Perkins, Tewkesbury MP Laurence Robertson, and Blackpool South MP Scott Benton all received the hospitality tickets worth £3,457 each from Entain for England's match against Denmark.

Robertson has also received hospitality worth £2,800 at Royal Ascot from the Betting and Gaming Council, and a £300 ticket to Sandown from Coral.

Benton also accepted a ticket to England vs Czech Republic worth £1,357.60 from Gamesys, Betting and Gaming Council hospitality at Royal Ascot worth £1,400, and a Wimbledon ticket from Entain worth £1,400.