Rishi Sunak is under investigation after facing allegations of a possible failure to declare the shares his wife holds in a childcare agency that was boosted by the UK budget.
Parliament’s standards watchdog opened the inquiry into the UK prime minister under rules demanding MPs are “open and frank” when declaring their interests.
The investigation relates to the shares Akshata Murthy holds in Koru Kids, a Downing Street source told the PA news agency on Monday.
Downing Street said the prime minister will clarify how it was declared as a ministerial interest, rather than to the Commons.
An update to the parliamentary website showed Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Daniel Greenberg opened the investigation under the MPs’ code of conduct on Thursday.
“Members must always be open and frank in declaring any relevant interest in any proceeding of the House or its committees, and in any communications with ministers, members, public officials or public office holders,” the relevant section reads.
A No 10 spokeswoman responded: “We are happy to assist the commissioner to clarify how this has been transparently declared as a ministerial interest.”
