Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Kathryn Stone has been examining possible breaches of the Code of Conduct for MPs in areas covering profits, gifts and travel abroad. The Labor MP apologized for the mistake and said he had implemented “revised systems” to prevent delayed statements in the future. This was included in an update on the parliament’s website following the start of the investigation on Wednesday. Tottenham’s North London MP joins Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer in the guard search. Starmer said he was “absolutely certain” he had not broken the rules, as he accused the investigation of administrative errors in his office. Subscribe to the First Edition, our free daily newsletter – every morning at 7 p.m. BST According to the rules, MPs must record changes in their financial interests within 28 days. Lammy’s financial record contains a number of interests recorded after that period, including a speech in the US about the invasion of Ukraine. The 3. 3,280 received by the Canary Wharf team on 1 December for a speech and Q&A session was not recorded until 27 May. A Lammy spokesman said: “David Lammy is taking the statement seriously and as soon as he was informed, he wrote to the members’ secretary of financial interests to apologize for administrative mistakes in his office that led to late statements last December. . year. “He assured the secretary that he has put in place revised systems so that the statements can be made in a timely manner. “We are pleased to provide the Commissioner for Parliamentary Standards with any further information.”
