"Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy was found to have "unknowingly" breached public appointment rules by not declaring Mr Kogan's donations to her 2020 Labour leadership campaign before picking him for the job. The Tories are arguing that the prime minister had "exactly the same conflict of interest" since Mr Kogan had also donated to the prime minister's Labour leadership campaign. Downing Street dismissed the calls, saying an extensive review by the Independent Commissioner for Public Appointments found no further breaches."
"In a report published on Thursday, the commissioner for public appointments, Sir William Shawcross, revealed Mr Kogan had made two donations of 1,450 each to Nandy's campaign, one personally and one through his company. They were part of total donations worth 33,410 to Labour and the party's candidates in the five years prior to his appointment, the commissioner said. The two donations to Nandy's campaign were below declaration thresholds set by the Electoral Commission and by Parliament."
Conservative MPs have called for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to face a standards probe over donor David Kogan's appointment as England's football regulator chair following revelations about political donations. Lisa Nandy unknowingly breached public appointment rules by not declaring Kogan's contributions to her 2020 Labour leadership campaign before selecting him. Kogan gave multiple donations to Labour and candidates, including two payments of 1,450 to Nandy's campaign that fell below formal declaration thresholds. Sir William Shawcross said Nandy should have checked for contributions and taken any necessary consequential action because the donations could create a perceived conflict of interest. Nandy apologised and stepped back from the appointment process.
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