Thousands of pounds' worth of tickets to sporting and cultural events were given to MPs in Sussex, the register of interests shows.

Tickets to Wimbledon, Formula 1 and The BRIT Awards were among the gifts received by politicians and legally declared on the financial interests list.

Renewed scrutiny on MPs expenses comes after Sky News released an interactive tool to help show the gifts given to MPs.

Among the gifts given to politicians include hospitality tickets to the Formula 1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, given to Crawley MP Henry Smith.

Conservative MP Smith received the tickets, valued at an estimated £4,248, to attend the event in July with Emirates Airline.

The Argus: Henry Smith MPHenry Smith MP

Other MPs to be gifted sporting events include Lewes MP Maria Caulfield, who received a hospitality ticket for Wimbledon valued at over £3,000. The ticket was supplied by industry body the Betting and Gaming Council.

Bexhill and Battle MP Huw Merriman also received tickets to watch the Premier League fixture between Arsenal and Leeds United on behalf of the FA.

The Conservative MP received the tickets, worth around £500, to watch the fixture near the end of the 2021/22 season in May.

Another event attended by MPs was The BRIT Awards which was visited by Labour’s Peter Kyle and Conservative MP Mims Davies.

The Argus: Mims Davies MPMims Davies MP

Ms Davies, MP for Mid Sussex, was gifted suite hospitality and live viewing of the awards on behalf of The British Phonographic Industry. Mr Kyle, MP for Hove, also attended the event as a guest of YouTube.

Both tickets were valued at between £1,000 and £1,100.

Labour MP Peter Kyle was also gifted tickets for the premiere of Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon, on behalf of Sky Arts. Mr Kyle also received tickets for Brighton Pride worth around £450.

Lloyd Russell-Moyle, Labour MP for Kemptown, was also gifted tickets to Brighton Pride, as well as tickets for the Glyndebourne Opera House. Both tickets were valued at a total of £1,000.

MPs must declare their financial interests, which are regularly published, in the interest of transparency.