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UK Shadow FM David Lammy Under Investigation Over Alleged Late Registration of Financial Interests
UK Shadow FM David Lammy Under Investigation Over Alleged Late Registration of Financial Interests
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Under the UK parliamentary code of conduct, members must file any extra earnings or hospitality within 28 days of receiving them. 21.06.2022, Sputnik International
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The UK Parliament's Commissioner for Standards has launched an investigation into UK Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy for allegedly failing to declare £27,000 of financial interest in due time, according to The Guardian.On Monday, the watchdog announced that the shadow foreign secretary was being investigated over late declarations of income and hospitality.The late entries are believed to be linked to payments for speeches during Black History Month and separate invitations to the Tottenham Hotspur football club, which is in his constituency.Lammy is said to have already written to the parliamentary authorities to apologize for the omissions and errors which led to the late declaration.The inquiry comes after Labor leader Keir Starmer faced a similar probe for alleged late declarations.
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UK Shadow FM David Lammy Under Investigation Over Alleged Late Registration of Financial Interests
06:59 GMT 21.06.2022 (Updated: 15:19 GMT 28.05.2023) Under the UK parliamentary code of conduct, members must file any extra earnings or hospitality within 28 days of receiving them.
The UK Parliament's Commissioner for Standards has launched an investigation into UK Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy for allegedly failing to declare £27,000 of financial interest in due time, according to The Guardian.
On Monday, the watchdog announced that the shadow foreign secretary was being investigated over late declarations of income and hospitality.
The late entries are believed to be linked to payments for speeches during Black History Month and separate invitations to the Tottenham Hotspur football club, which is in his constituency.
“David Lammy takes his declaration responsibilities seriously and as soon as this was brought to his attention he wrote to registrar of members’ financial interests to apologize for the administrative errors in his office which led to late declarations in December last year,” a spokesperson for Lammy said, as quoted by The Guardian.
Lammy is said to have already written to the parliamentary authorities to apologize for the omissions and errors which led to the late declaration.
The inquiry comes after
Labor leader Keir Starmer faced a similar probe for alleged late declarations.
