Daniel Greenberg becomes MPs’ standards tsar in wake of outside job scandals

Greenberg confirmed to take over from Kathryn Stone, who came under attack from Tories during Geoffrey Cox and Owen Paterson controversies

Daniel Greenberg has been confirmed as the UK's new parliamentary standards commissioner and will take over from Kathryn Stone in January.

Stone has served in the position since 2018, her term coinciding with a number of high-profile sleaze scandals. Earlier this year, the Commons standards committee published a report that included a number of recommendations for tightening the rules at Westminster, including an outright ban on MPs providing paid parliamentary advice, consultancy or strategy services.