Tory MP faces lobbying questions over Treasury committee role

John Baron said he always declared his interests when raising the issue and had never done so for personal gain. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian

A senior Tory MP is facing questions over whether he used his Commons Treasury committee role to lobby for post-Brexit changes to City rules, which stand to benefit the industry where he has a second job.

John Baron, who in addition to his role as an MP is co-owner and chief investment officer of Baron and Grant Investment Management, used at least three meetings of the influential committee to request “urgent” changes to rules covering investment trusts, which his firm specialises in managing.