PM Sunak Investigated By Parliament Standards Commissioner Over Declaration

The Parliamentary Standards watchdog has opened an investigation into PM Rishi Sunak for potentially failing to properly declare an interest. Sunak has been named as potentially breaching Para 6 of the MP's Code of Conduct, which states that, "Members must always be open and frank in declaring any relevant interest in any proceeding of the House or its Committees, and in any communications with Ministers, Members, public officials or public office holders."

• Sam Blewett at PA: "No 10 source says the investigation relates to the shares Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Murthy holds in Koru Kids, the childcare agency that benefited from the latest Budget"
• The Spectator reports a No.10 spox as stating that ‘We are happy to assist the Commissioner to clarify how this has been transparently declared as a ministerial interest.’
• All in all, six MPs have been named as being under investigationby the standards watchdog. All were elected as MPs from Sunak's governing Conservative Party.
• If Sunak is found to have breached the code, and the issue cannot be “rectified” by the Commissioner, the Committee on Standards considers the issue. This could result in a sanction including a suspension from the House of Commons. If a suspension lasts longer than 10 sitting days a recall petition can be triggered in the MP's constituency, risking a by-election.