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[[Sayeeda Warsi]] (Baroness Warsi) is Minister Without Portfolio in the UK Cabinet<ref>[http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/topstorynews/2010/05/her-majestys-government-49840 Her Majesty’s Government], Number10.gov.uk, accessed 12 May 2010.</ref> and Chair of the [[Conservative Party]]. | [[Sayeeda Warsi]] (Baroness Warsi) is Minister Without Portfolio in the UK Cabinet<ref>[http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/topstorynews/2010/05/her-majestys-government-49840 Her Majesty’s Government], Number10.gov.uk, accessed 12 May 2010.</ref> and Chair of the [[Conservative Party]]. | ||
| − | ==Investigation into expense claims== | + | ==Investigation into expense claims and breaches of ministers' code== |
| − | In June 2012 the [[House of Lords]] Standards Commissioner [[Paul Kernaghan]] launched a formal investigation into Baroness Warsi's expenses claims. She is facing allegations that she claimed for accommodation expenses while staying at the house of her friend, Tory official [[Naweed Khan]] rent-free in 2008. Khan is now her special adviser. <ref>Telegraph reporters, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/9314563/Standards-watchdog-opens-probe-into-Baroness-Warsis-expenses.html Standards watchdog opens probe into Baroness Warsi's expenses], 06 Jun 2012 </ref> | + | In June 2012 the [[House of Lords]] Standards Commissioner [[Paul Kernaghan]] launched a formal investigation into Baroness Warsi's expenses claims. She is facing allegations that she claimed for accommodation expenses while staying at the house of her friend, Tory official [[Naweed Khan]] rent-free in 2008. Khan is now her special adviser. At the time, she claimed Lords' subsistence of £165.50 a night. |
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| + | A separate inquiry was ordered by the Prime Minister [[David Cameron]] into whether she breached the ministerial code when she was accompanied by a business partner on an official visit to Pakistan. <ref>Telegraph reporters, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/9314563/Standards-watchdog-opens-probe-into-Baroness-Warsis-expenses.html Standards watchdog opens probe into Baroness Warsi's expenses], 06 Jun 2012 </ref> | ||
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Revision as of 20:29, 6 June 2012
Sayeeda Warsi (Baroness Warsi) is Minister Without Portfolio in the UK Cabinet[1] and Chair of the Conservative Party.
Investigation into expense claims and breaches of ministers' code
In June 2012 the House of Lords Standards Commissioner Paul Kernaghan launched a formal investigation into Baroness Warsi's expenses claims. She is facing allegations that she claimed for accommodation expenses while staying at the house of her friend, Tory official Naweed Khan rent-free in 2008. Khan is now her special adviser. At the time, she claimed Lords' subsistence of £165.50 a night.
A separate inquiry was ordered by the Prime Minister David Cameron into whether she breached the ministerial code when she was accompanied by a business partner on an official visit to Pakistan. [2]
Resources
- Telegraph reporters, Standards watchdog opens probe into Baroness Warsi's expenses, 06 Jun 2012
- James Kirkup, David Cameron's 'bizarre' decision to investigate Sayeeda Warsi but not Jeremy Hunt, 05 Jun 2012
Notes
- ↑ Her Majesty’s Government, Number10.gov.uk, accessed 12 May 2010.
- ↑ Telegraph reporters, Standards watchdog opens probe into Baroness Warsi's expenses, 06 Jun 2012
