Post by borgr0 on Sept 5, 2024 23:30:35 GMT
..After ‘Extraordinary’ Number of Labour MPs Report Family Members Work as Lobbyists
Charities are calling for a crackdown on Westminster lobbying as multiple new MPs, including several senior ministers, reported having close family members working as lobbyists, Byline Times can reveal.
Seventeen MPs have submitted entries to the latest Register of MPs’ Interests that disclose close family – usually children or partners – whose profession involves trying to influence Government policy.
The findings come after the Sunday Times revealed in July that being a lobbyist or working in strategic communications was the most common professional background for newly elected
Seventeen MPs have submitted entries to the latest Register of MPs’ Interests that disclose close family – usually children or partners – whose profession involves trying to influence Government policy.
The findings come after the Sunday Times revealed in July that being a lobbyist or working in strategic communications was the most common professional background for newly elected