An SNP MP has been branded Westminster’s junket queen after a Sunday Mail investigation revealed an astonishing £44,151 of freebies – many from questionable sources. Dr Lisa Cameron has accepted tens of thousands of pounds worth of hospitality from tax havens, dictatorships, a gambling firm, bankers and other groups.
Much of the international travel, luxury hotels, VIP event tickets, dining and drinks is the result of the MP’s membership of 68 controversial All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs), according to records dated July 2022. She has previously been on another 43, taking the total to 111.
An estimated £30million has been poured into APPGs from outside interests over the past five years and there are fears they could be the source of Westminster’s next big lobbying scandal.
