Rishi Sunak is facing an expanded investigation into his possible failure to declare the shares his wife holds in a childcare agency boosted by the Budget.
The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Daniel Greenberg opened a probe into Mr Sunak last week under paragraph 3 of the code of conduct – demanding MPs are “open and frank” when declaring their interests.
The inquiry relates to the shares Mr Sunak’s wife, Akshata Murty, holds in Koru Kids, Downing Street officials revealed.
The standards commissioner said on Monday that the probe had been broadened to examine whether Mr Sunak had also breached the MPs’ code of conduct over disclosure of details in relation to the probe.
Mr Greenberg’s office revealed Mr Sunak was also now being investigated under paragraph 13 of the code, which says MPs “must not disclose details” of any probe.
It would appear to possibly refer to briefings from No 10 officials on behalf of Mr Sunak claiming that he had done nothing wrong when it came to declarations of the shares.
