MP under scrutiny for lobbying against tougher regulation of British overseas territory after working for firms based there
The former UK attorney general Sir Geoffrey Cox is facing a conflict of interest claim after it emerged that he had lobbied against imposing tougher financial regulation on the Cayman Islands just months after he gained more than £40,000 from legal firms based in the tax haven.
The Conservative MP is under the spotlight over MPs’ second jobs as the fallout from a sleaze scandal engulfing the Conservative party continues. His £1m of extra earnings raised questions about how much time he was devoting to his job funded by the public purse.
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