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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ashley Cowburn

MPs call for reform of Westminster groups to avert the ‘next great parliamentary scandal’

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Unofficial Westminster groups need significant reform to avert the “next great parliamentary scandal” of lobbyists buying access to MPs, a cross-party committee has warned.

The committee also stressed there is a “real risk” of hostile foreign actors gaining ‘improper access and influence” through All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) — bodies that examine a wide variety of subjects.

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