Speaking to Sky's deputy political editor Sam Coates, Lord Pickles said MPs should have to know and declare a named individual as the originator of a donation, even if the funds come from a company
Tuesday 10 January 2023 22:58, UKThe head of a key ethics watchdog says an overhaul is needed of how MPs declare donations
The chair of parliament's ethics watchdog has said MPs should be forced to exercise more"due diligence" over donations, in response to Sky News' Westminster Accounts project.of MPs' second jobs and donations - the first time they have all been collated in one place.after our investigation struggled to uncover basic details about who is behind major donations.
Among the top donors to individual politicians are companies where little detail was provided in the MPs' declarations about who they are, who is in charge and where they are based.Speaking to Sky's deputy political editor Sam Coates, Lord Pickles said MPs should have to know and declare a named individual as the originator of a donation, even if the funds come from a company.
"It wouldn't take very much to just to sort this out," said Lord Pickles, who is the chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments.
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