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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Henry Dyer

Theresa Villiers had £70,000 in Shell shares while environment secretary

Theresa Villiers.
A spokesperson for Theresa Villiers said: ‘Nothing she has ever said or done as an MP has been influenced by these shareholdings.’ Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

A former environment secretary has revealed she has shares worth more than £70,000 in Shell that she did not disclose as required for more than five years.

Theresa Villiers was the secretary for environment, food and rural affairs from July 2019 until February 2020, but only this week disclosed she has had investments worth more than £70,000 each in Shell and the drinks company Diageo since February 2018. Villiers also disclosed shares worth more than £70,000 in Experian, held since July 2019, and in an investment trust, RIT Capital Partners.

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