Geoffrey Cox accused of conflict of interest over Cayman Islands work

MP under scrutiny for lobbying against tougher regulation of British overseas territory after working for firms based there

The former UK attorney-general Sir Geoffrey Cox is facing a conflict of interest claim after it emerged that he had lobbied against imposing tougher financial regulation on the Cayman Islands just months after he gained more than 40,000 from legal firms based in the tax haven.

The Conservative MP is under the spotlight over MPs' second jobs as the fallout from a sleaze scandal engulfing the Conservative party continues. His 1m of extra earnings raised questions about how much time he was devoting to his job funded by the public purse.