UK Parliament’s Commissioner for Standards investigates Prime Minister Sunak

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s parliament’s standards commissioner launched an investigation into Prime Minister Rishi Sunak earlier this month, according to a list of open inquiries published on its website on Monday.

The list stated that the matter under investigation was a “declaration of interests”.

Sunak’s office did not immediately comment.

The Commissioner is responsible for overseeing the operation of the Code of Conduct and the House of Commons records, including investigating any alleged breaches. The Commissioner’s page on Parliament’s website did not provide further details of the possible breach.

Under the code of conduct, all parliamentarians are required to “provide information about any financial interest that others might reasonably believe influences the actions, speeches or votes of any member of Parliament, or the actions taken in his capacity as a Member of Parliament.”

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(Reporting by Kylie MacLellan and Alistair Smout; editing by William James)

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