British oppn leader probed for ethics violations
Published: 04:06 PM,Jun 13,2022 | EDITED : 08:06 PM,Jun 13,2022
LONDON: Keir Starmer, the leader of Britain's centre-left opposition Labour Party, is under investigation by the parliamentary commissioner for standards for potential breaches of rules on earnings and gifts. The parliamentary website showed that Kathryn Stone is looking at whether Starmer broke two sections of the members of Parliament code of conduct on registering interests.
A Labour source told the PA news agency that the investigation centres on a number of slightly late declarations, as Starmer insisted he is confident he has not broken the rules. One strand of her investigation, which began on Wednesday, is looking at the registration of interests under the section on employment and earnings. A second area being looked at is a possible breach of the section concerning gifts, benefits and hospitality from British sources. — dpa
A Labour source told the PA news agency that the investigation centres on a number of slightly late declarations, as Starmer insisted he is confident he has not broken the rules. One strand of her investigation, which began on Wednesday, is looking at the registration of interests under the section on employment and earnings. A second area being looked at is a possible breach of the section concerning gifts, benefits and hospitality from British sources. — dpa