Tory peer apologises for ministerial rule breach in Uganda deals

Former energy minister Lady Verma had previously denied she broke the rules

A former minister who denied breaching the ministerial code after her family firm signed multimillion pound deals with Uganda's government has apologised for breaking the rules to a parliamentary watchdog, it has emerged.

Lady Verma, the former energy minister, told the Guardian last month she did not have to inform the advisory committee on business appointments (Acoba) after Nexus Green Ltd signed solar deals worth more than 88m with the sub-Saharan country.