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The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, the deputy prime minister, Oliver Dowden, and the Labour leader, Keir Starmer, are among those who have benefited from a growing trend for politicians accepting giveaways.
The Jockey Club gave Starmer a box and hospitality at the Epsom Derby worth £3,716
“Hospitality enables private interests with the deepest pockets to access and potentially influence MPs and ministers. This can undermine the quality and integrity of decision-making away from the public interest and towards whichever company forked out for the strawberries and cream.”
When parliamentarians are offered gifts and hospitality from private companies, they should ask themselves what the motivation behind this is.
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The Jockey Club gave Starmer a box and hospitality at the Epsom Derby worth £3,716
“Hospitality enables private interests with the deepest pockets to access and potentially influence MPs and ministers. This can undermine the quality and integrity of decision-making away from the public interest and towards whichever company forked out for the strawberries and cream.”
When parliamentarians are offered gifts and hospitality from private companies, they should ask themselves what the motivation behind this is.
Filth Imo
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Paul Scully, a science and technology minister, accepted £1,100 worth of tickets to a Billy Joel concert from the Betting and Gaming Council, and Wimbledon hospitality to the tune of £1,560 from the oil and gas company, BP, while Andrew Griffith, a Treasury minister, accepted a £400 ticket to the Ashes and £2,000 of hospitality at Silverstone from his former employer, Sky
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