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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The Guardian view on secrecy in parliament: hiding the names of MPs' staff would undermine democracy | Editorial

The House of Commons standards committee's recommendation to remove MPs' staff names from the register represents a harmful retreat from transparency and public accountability during a period of fragile institutional trust.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Transparency fears over plan to redact 2,000 staff names on Commons register

MPs plan to redact 2,000 parliamentary staff names from a decades-old register, reducing transparency on lobbying activities despite safety concerns being the stated rationale.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Nigel Farage admits breaching parliamentary rules over Trump event

Nigel Farage failed to register a remunerated trip to Florida to headline a Republican fundraising dinner, attributing the omission to an office error.
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