Rishi Sunak under investigation by parliament’s ethics watchdog over Budget benefit to wife’s shares

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Parliamentary commissioner for standards Daniel Greenberg will now examine whether Mr Sunak breached the MPs’ code of conduct – specifically the rules demanding MPs are “open and frank” when declaring their interests. Labour accused Mr Sunak of dodging “proper scrutiny” and challenged the PM to produce an updated list of ministers’ interests before the local elections in England in two weeks time. Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner accused Mr Sunak of dodging “proper scrutiny” – and challenged No 10 to produce the new list of ministers’ interests before the local elections in two weeks. She said: “This government’s failure to update the rules or publish a register of ministers’ interests in nearly a year has left a transparency black hole which is enabling the prime minister and those he has appointed to dodge proper scrutiny of their affairs.” Accusing Mr Sunak of “preserving the rotten standards regime”, Ms Rayner added: “If Rishi Sunak has got nothing to hide, he should commit to publishing the register before May’s elections so the public can see for themselves.” The Liberal Democrats’ chief whip Wendy Chamberlain said the revelations amounted to “another day and another accusation of a Conservative prime ministers bending the rules” after “months of sleaze and scandal”.