Matt Hancock among three MPs placed under investigation by standards watchdog
by Aubrey Allegretti Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6AQFD)
Separate investigations also launched by standards commissioner into Scott Benton and Henry Smith
Matt Hancock is among three MPs who have been placed under investigation by parliament's standards watchdog. In a move that threatens to reignite allegations of sleaze in the Conservative party, a series of inquiries were launched by the commissioner, Daniel Greenberg.
The former health secretary is being looked into over allegations that he broke the MPs' code of conduct by lobbying the commissioner in a manner calculated or intended to influence his consideration" of whether a separate breach had been committed. It is a new offence that was added to the latest version of the code, endorsed by MPs in December 2022.
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