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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rowena Mason and David Conn

Michael Gove failed to declare hospitality at three football matches

Michael Gove and David Meller at directors box
Michael Gove, right, and David Meller were given box seats at Queens Park Rangers matches. Photograph: Ian Tuttle/Rex/Shutterstock

Michael Gove failed to declare hospitality worth more than £1,700 at three Queens Park Rangers matches over the course of two years, not just the one occasion when he attended with a Conservative donor, it has emerged.

The housing secretary was placed under investigation by the House of Commons standards watchdog last week, after the Guardian reported that he failed to register hospitality he received in August 2021 alongside David Meller, a donor whose firm he had referred to the VIP lane for assessing PPE deals during the Covid pandemic. Meller’s firm, Meller Designs, won six PPE contracts worth £164m.

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