Steve Brine is facing calls to step down after leaked WhatsApp messages suggested he may have breached lobbying rules by contacting ministers on behalf of a company he received payments from
The MPs' register of interests shows Remedium began paying Mr Brine £1,600 for eight hours of work each month in July 2020, with the arrangement continuing until the end of December 2021.The message means the former health minister may have breached advocacy rules set by parliament, which state MPs are not allowed to lobby for an organisation from which they are receiving"a reward" for six months after receiving a payment.
"These messages suggest Steve Brine was desperate to help his corporate employers whilst the country was pulling together during a pandemic, and leaves him with serious questions to answer."Rishi Sunak should launch an independent investigation into this damning evidence immediately."
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