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Lisa Nandy defended in 'cronyism' row over appointment of football regulator
Lisa Nandy apologised after a probe found she unknowingly breached governance rules by not disclosing £2,900 in donations from David Kogan, the Government's football regulator pick.
- On Thursday, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy apologised to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer after a probe found she breached the governance code on public appointments, saying she `unknowingly` breached it and recused herself upon discovering two donations.
- The appointment of David Kogan prompted scrutiny after he made two donations totaling £2900 to Nandy, which were not disclosed during the process.
- The commissioner found the appointment involved three breaches of the Governance Code, including failure to disclose David Kogan's political activity, such as £33,410 donated to Labour, and the department should have discussed conflicts during Kogan's interview.
- Responding to the report, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer accepted Lisa Nandy `acted in good faith` but said the process `was not entirely up to the standard expected`, while Tory critics called it a `serious breach of public trust` and demanded the appointment be withdrawn.
- Beyond the appointment, Mr Kogan's industry ties include advising the Premier League and EFL on broadcast rights, donating thousands to Labour MPs in recent years, and sitting on LabourList's board.
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The Prime Minister should face further scrutiny over donations he received from David Kogan, who will chair the new football watchdog, they said. The Government’s independent ethics adviser must investigate whether Sir Keir Starmer risked a conflict of interest when the new football watchdog’s chairman was chosen, the Conservatives have said. The Tories have written to Sir Laurie Magnus, the ethics adviser, calling for the Prime Minister to face…
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