Sir Keir Starmer has rejected calls for a probe into his Taylor Swift meeting[/caption]
Keir and wife Victoria met Taylor backstage at Wembley in August[/caption]
He and wife Victoria had already seen Swift at the same venue in June.
Asked if there was a perceived conflict of interest, No10 said: “No, on the basis that the decision-making in this case was for the Met operationally and independently.â€
Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick had called for an investigation.
The PM has paid back the £2,800 of tickets and hospitality he was given for Swift’s August 20 concert.
No10 insists the tickets from her record label were not a thank you for the police protection.
Meanwhile, Science Secretary Peter Kyle was yesterday accused of failing to declare on time two Swift tickets and hospitality worth £584.
Mr Kyle was a guest of the Football Association for her Wembley gig on August 15 — but registered the gift only on October 3, outside the 28-day deadline.
It came just hours after he told the Commons that Labour “raises standards in public lifeâ€.