British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is the subject of a parliamentary inquiry into possible shortcomings in his declaration of interests. The commission in charge of the control of the deputies would mainly examine the assets held by his wife, according to the British press.
With our correspondent in London, Laure Van Ruymbeke
The fortunes of Sunak still talking about her. The Prime Minister’s wife, Akshata Murty, a wealthy Indian heiress, owns shares in a childcare agency, Koru Kids. However, last March, the government announced a law to increase the number of childminders. Financial incentives particularly favoring those who join an agency. And among the 6 agencies listed on the government website is: Koru Kids.
What is reproached to Rishi Sunak, is not having declared this conflict of interest in front of the deputies during a hearing within the framework of the budget. The investigation will determine whether he breached the code of conduct for parliamentarians.
But according to Downing Street, Rishi Sunak declared this conflict transparently in its declaration of ministerial interests. Akshata Murty’s fortune had already made headlines in 2022, when the press revealed that she enjoyed advantageous tax status. She then immediately gave up.