INSIDE CROYDON INVESTIGATES: The Conservative MP for Croydon South is the subject of at least two complaints to Parliament’s Standards Commissioner, following a report published by Inside Croydon earlier this month, over what appear to be long-delayed declarations of financial interests
Conservative MP Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, has been reported to the Standards Commissioner at Westminster by at least two of his Croydon South constituents.
Shadow home secretary, shadowy finances: Chris Philp has been an MP since 2015
The locals were concerned by a detailed report published by Inside Croydon earlier this month which showed that their MP has owned 7,267 ordinary shares in Galenic Laboratories Ltd, a company run by his wife, Elizabeth Philp.
Chris Philp held the shares since the company was established, in 2019, including the period in 2022 when he was Chief Secretary to the Treasury. But public records show that Philp registered the shares only relatively recently.
MPs are required to update their register of interests within 28 days.
In one of the complaints submitted to Daniel Greenberg, the Standards Commissioner, and which has been seen by Inside Croydon, a Croydon South constituent writes: “I believe my MP, Chris Philp (Croydon South) has breached Rule 5 of the Code of Conduct by failing to register an interest at the appropriate time. Continue reading
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