By Tim Shipman PUBLISHED: 17:03 EST, 11 July 2012 | UPDATED: 07:53 EST, 11 September 2012 MPs have been given free corporate tickets to the most sought-after event at the Olympics – the men’s 100m final. Four members of the culture media and sport select committee have accepted the prized seats from BT, one of London 2012’s leading sponsors. Ministers have been banned from freebie trips to the Games. But the culture committee chairman, John Whittingdale, gave BT permission to offer the hottest tickets in town – worth £420 each – to his members because they have been scrutinising the Games for five years.
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Four members of the culture media and sport select committee have accepted seats to the men's 100 metre final
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Ministers have been banned from freebie trips to the games
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Thousands of hopeful fans applied for tickets to the event but were disappointed
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MPs John Whittingdale and Philip Davies have admitted to accepting tickets - worth £420 each
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The move has been widely criticised by fellow MPs and pressure groups
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Labour MP Tom Watson decided not to take a ticket while Tory Louise Mensch said she had considered taking the ticket before declining
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