Ministers are facing questions over whether they intervened to grant Taylor Swift VIP police protection in order to stop her cancelling her London concerts.James Cleverly, the shadow home secretary, wrote to his opposite number, Yvette Cooper, on Wednesday to ask whether she had personally made representations.Swift performed at Wembley in August, days after she pulled out of three planned concerts in Vienna after police foiled a terror plot. The popstar and her entourage were provided with a police convoy by the Special Escort Group (SEG), a specialist unit of the Metropolitan police which is ordinarily reserved for the royal family and senior politicians.Swift’s mother, who doubles as her manager, wanted a police escort from where the singer was staying to Wembley stadium, the Guardian understands, and threatened to cancel the London concerts if one was not provided. One source with knowledge of the row said: “The mum made a series of security demands given what had happened…
Please wait while you are redirected...or Click Here if you do not want to wait.Date:
