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"The Exemption Rule: Parliamentary ethics rules generally require MPs to register financial interests and "personal benefits" received in the 12 months before t
by gadders 3mo ago
"The Exemption Rule: Parliamentary ethics rules generally require MPs to register financial interests and "personal benefits" received in the 12 months before taking office. However, Farage and Reform UK have leaned on the exemption for strictly personal gifts "which could not reasonably be thought by others to be related to membership of the House" or his political activities"
Personal security would come under that.
I mean you may not agree, but it's an arguable case.
- gpderetta 3mo agoAre we really still going with the "personal security" story? I thought he had pivoted a couple of times to other, not necessarily more credible, stories.
- gadders 3mo agoHave you got evidence for otherwise? He does appear to have 3-4 security people, driver etc.
- gpderetta 3mo agoI guess technically he never said it wasn't for security. Apparently the 5m was an unconditional gift for campaigning for brexit, and how he had spent the money was “not the public’s business”. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c072prlxlddo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c072prlxlddo https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-the-latest-on-nigel-farages-5m-gift-and-his-resignation-as-clacton-mp https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-the-latest...
- foldr 3mo agoHe can make that case to the investigating committee. If Farage finds that inconvenient then, well, the easiest way for him to avoid such scrutiny in future is to declare any large amounts of money he receives. Not that difficult, and surely in the public interest to do so. The standards committee has not yet made any ruling. It would be one thing for Farage to object to a specific ruling by the committee, but to object to the entire concept of a large undeclared personal gift being investigated simply shows a contempt for Parliament.