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Tory MP hid directorship at defence firm while sitting on defence committee

Exclusive: Bob Stewart failed to declare role at a defence firm linked to a controversial Azerbaijani businessman

Tory MP hid directorship at defence firm while sitting on defence committee
Tory MP Bob Stewart failed to declare his role at a defence firm | openDemocracy via Wikipedia/Creative Commons and Westend61/Getty
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Embattled Tory MP Bob Stewart hid his directorship of a foreign defence company controlled by a controversial Azerbaijani businessman while sitting on Parliament’s influential defence committee.

An investigation by openDemocracy and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) has found that Stewart failed to declare his role at the Luxembourg-registered firm.

A former member of Westminster’s standards committee said the failure “looks like a clear and serious breach” of the rules.