Burnham attended two hospitality dinners with Manchester City’s chairman, according to records that were later deleted. The disclosure comes as the prime minister faces growing pressure after the club was found guilty of breaching Premier League rules.
The available information does not state when or where the dinners took place, nor does it provide details of the discussions held at either event. It also does not set out the nature of the deleted records or explain when they were removed.
The meetings have emerged against the backdrop of the Premier League finding Manchester City guilty of rule breaches. The source material does not specify the breaches involved, the outcome of the league process or whether the dinners are directly connected to the pressure facing the prime minister.
No further response or comment is provided in the available material. The latest known position is that two hospitality dinners involving Burnham and Manchester City’s chairman are recorded in deleted records, while pressure on the prime minister continues.
