"In his 18-page report, Shawcross said Nandy had breached the governance code on public appointments in three ways: not immediately declaring that Kogan had donated twice to her unsuccessful 2020 campaign to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader; not discussing this when she interviewed him for the role; and not declaring Kogan's larger donations to Labour, including to Starmer's leadership campaign."
"The reprimand does not affect the role of Kogan, whose long career in sport and media has included negotiating TV rights deals for the Premier League and the Football League. He was confirmed last month as the head of the independent football regulator, a fan-friendly watchdog initially proposed by the Conservative government after plans for the briefly mooted European Super League collapsed, and brought into existence under Labour."
"After the conflict of interest emerged, Nandy stood aside from any role in deciding whether Kogan would be given the role. It is nonetheless another embarrassment for Starmer's government, particularly so soon after it emerged that Reeves had not obtained the council licence needed to let her family home after she moved into Downing Street following the election."
Culture secretary Lisa Nandy apologised to Keir Starmer after an inquiry found she failed to disclose that her nominee to lead a new independent football regulator, David Kogan, had donated to her and to Labour before she nominated him. The inquiry identified breaches of the public appointments governance code for not immediately declaring donations, for not discussing them during the interview, and for not declaring larger donations to Labour including to Starmer's leadership campaign. Nandy stood aside from decisions on Kogan's appointment. The reprimand does not affect Kogan's confirmed appointment, and his career includes negotiating major TV rights deals. The episode adds to government embarrassment following Rachel Reeves' licence issue.
Read at www.theguardian.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]