Posted 2/29/2024, 1:33:11 PM
Gove and Bridgen Investigated Over Financial Interests Registration
- Michael Gove is under investigation by the Commons standards watchdog regarding his register of financial interests
- The investigation may relate to his failure to register VIP hospitality he received at a 2021 football match from Conservative donor David Meller
- Meller's company was awarded £164m in PPE contracts in 2020 after a referral from Gove when he was a minister
- Gove has apologized for any "oversight" in registering gifts and hospitality as required by the MPs' code of conduct
- Separately, independent MP Andrew Bridgen is also now under investigation by the standards commissioner, bringing the total number of MPs being investigated to seven