England: MPs fell into the trap of a fake company and offer to work in it for 11 thousand euros a day

Two former Conservative ministers and currently deputies The British Parliament proposed to work for fake company A Korean made by a group of activists for £10,000 (€11,000) a day, according to an investigation published this Sunday.

Although the shell company proposal would not violate the law in principle, Led by Donkeys wanted to highlight the frequent inconsistencies in their interests that British lawmakers are accused of.

Kwasi Kwarteng, former Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Matt Hancock, former Chancellor of Health, responded that their travel fees to South Korea to attend meetings of the proposed Hanseong Consulting would be £10,000 per day.

Two other Conservative MPs, Graham Brady, leader of the parliamentary group, and Stephen Hammond, also agreed to serve in Parliament. fake companyalthough in the case of the first in the amount of 6,000 pounds per day (6,800 euros).

Led by Donkeys sent out a total of 20 emails to members House of Commons, both Tory and opposition Labor and Liberal Democrats: 12 did not respond, two refused, one showed interest and then refused, and five more agreed to an introductory interview.

In a video call with a supposed company executive shared by the group on social media, Kwarteng offered to charge £10,000 a day after a woman told him rates typically ranged from £8,000 to £12,000.

Kwarteng came under fire in his five weeks as head of economics at executive Liz Truss, from September to October 2022, after his tax cut plan sparked a financial storm that brought down the pound.

Similarly, Hancock, who resigned after breaking social distancing rules in an affair with a colleague exposed by the press, responded that his fee would be £10,000 when asked by the alleged person in charge.

Parallel work of deputies in the debate

Debate has intensified in recent months about the parallel work that MPs do outside of their legislative work, which the Labor Party plans to limit if it wins the next election.

British media covering the Hancock and Kwarteng controversy this Sunday are also covering issues raised by the lack of strictness deputies learning about a supposed company interested in them that had only a rudimentary web page as the only proof of its existence.

Hancock’s spokesman said “an unsuccessful attempt to trap” deputy reveals that he has acted “within the letter and spirit of the law”, and has claimed that it is “totally expected” how he thinks about his future as he plans to give up his seat in the next election.

For his part, Brady noted that he made it clear in his interview that any agreement must be “transparent” and that he would only accept what was in line with the Code of Conduct that parliamentarians adhere to. (EFE)