Emails reveal extent of peer’s role in asking minister to commercial event in parliament
04-04-2025 17:31 via theguardian.com

Emails reveal extent of peer’s role in asking minister to commercial event in parliament

FoI release shows further evidence of Lord Evans of Watford’s role in apparent cash-for-access ventureNew documents reveal the extent of a Labour peer’s involvement in organising the attendance of a minister at a commercial event in parliament.Emails show how David Evans contacted officials working closely with Sharon Taylor, a housing minister in the House of Lords, who was to be the keynote speaker at an event on housing that Lord Evans of Watford was hosting in parliament. Continu
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