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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ashley Cowburn

Priti Patel declared Bond premier ticket through Home Office as film ‘connected’ to role, minister claims

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Priti Patel declared hospitality tickets to the James Bond premier in her role as home secretary as the movie is “connected to executive functions”, a minister has suggested.

The comment from Cabinet Office minister Michael Ellis, which prompted laughter, came amid a grilling by the Commons Standards Committee on the difference in the publication dates of gifts and hospitality received by MPs and ministers.

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