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Tories demand investigation into Lisa Nandy over failure to disclose donations from head of new football regulator
Lisa Nandy admitted failing to disclose £2,900 in donations from David Kogan, breaching public appointment rules and prompting calls for further investigation.
- On Sunday, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy apologised for failing to declare donations from David Kogan, her preferred pick for England's Independent Football Regulator, telling BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg `We didn't meet the highest standards- that is on me.`
- The report found two £1,450 gifts in 2020 to Nandy's leadership campaign from David Kogan, each falling just below the £1,500 declaration threshold.
- Nandy recused herself from the appointment interview process after donations by David Kogan, a LabourList director not on the original shortlist, came to light.
- Sir William Shawcross found the October appointment of David Kogan breached the code three times, and Conservatives called Nandy's actions `a serious breach of public trust`, urging further inquiries.
- The report flagged 33,410 in donations by David Kogan and his company to Labour, with Kogan stating he had never been `aware of any deviation from best practice`.
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Tories demand investigation into Lisa Nandy over failure to disclose d
The Conservatives have demanded a further investigation into the culture secretary Lisa Nandy over a failure to disclose donations from the new head of the football watchdog. Ms Nandy apologised after Sir William Shawcross, commissioner for public appointments, ruled on Thursday that the government’s appointment in October of David Kogan as chair of the new Independent Football Regulator breached the code on public appointments three times. He s…
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