"Sir Keir Starmer has been rebuffed by his own ethics adviser over his role in appointing Labour donor David Kogan as England's new football watchdog. Sir Laurie Magnus told the prime minister it was "regrettable" he had signed off the appointment earlier this year, given Mr Kogan had donated to his 2020 campaign for the Labour leadership. Sir Keir has now apologised, admitting his involvement had been an "unfortunate error" and revealing he later stood back from the process."
"Sports rights executive Mr Kogan was announced as the government's preferred candidate for the job in April by Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, whose department is responsible for regulating sport. But she stepped back from the appointment process the following month, after he revealed to MPs that he had given "very small sums" to her 2020 Labour leadership campaign, as well as that of the now prime minister."
Sir Keir Starmer was rebuffed by his ethics adviser, Sir Laurie Magnus, for signing off the appointment of Labour donor David Kogan as England's football watchdog, a decision described as "regrettable" because Kogan had donated to Starmer's 2020 leadership campaign. Starmer apologised, called his involvement an "unfortunate error," and later stood back from the process. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy announced Kogan as the preferred candidate in April but stepped back after Kogan revealed donations of "very small sums" to her and Starmer's campaigns. The commissioner found Nandy had unknowingly breached public appointment rules; Kogan's donations to Labour and candidates totalled 33,410.
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