Powerful MPs’ committee says government lobbying plans should be redrafted or scrapped.
Lobbying
How ‘big four’ get inside track by loaning staff to government
Main accountancy firms ‘loaned’ 15 staff to Treasury last year.
Campaigners and lobbyists lambast register plans
Criticism over plans to exclude in-house lobbyists from a statutory register in parliament.
Lobbying: Calls for transparency over former MPs’ access to Parliament
Former MPs can apply for passes that give them access to Parliament.
Chatham House’s independent expert is lobbyist
Lobbying links to respected foreign affairs think-tank.
Gove aide given parliamentary pass while at New Schools Network
Dominic Cummings given parliamentary access by Michael Gove when at free schools charity.
Lover and aide claims MP Mike Hancock urged lobby group to pay her
Researcher claims MP persuaded controversial group to pay her.
Lobbying debate to hear MP’s calls for industry clean-up
MPs to debate lobbying, as questions are asked in the House about Eric Pickles’s five-star dinner.
Loophole means lobbying at party conferences goes undeclared
Party conferences not covered by rules that oblige ministers to declare meetings.
Gaping hole in rules lets Eric Pickles keep five-star business dinner ‘private’
The local government secretary does not declare dinner with top lobbyists and business chiefs.
Concerns over questions asked by MPs with business interests
Parliamentary advocacy rules under fire as Bureau reveals potential MPs’ conflicts of interest.
MPs’ trip to Equatorial Guinea used to endorse oppressive regime
MPs’ all-expenses paid trip used to legitimise Obiang’s dictatorship.
Bureau/Sunday Times investigation prompts complaint to PR regulator
Campaign group act after Bureau reveals MP’s potential conflicts of interest.
Questions raised over MPs’ conflicts of interests
The Bureau asks whether MPs can truly separate business from politics.
Questions over MPs’ all-expense-paid trip to Azerbaijan
Group with links to ‘corrupt politician’ gave British MPs an all-expenses-paid trip to Azerbaijan.
