Tory MP lobbied for £10,000 donation from ‘Mongolian friend’ to be allowed

Daniel Kawczynski (left) with the British ambassador, Philip Malone, on a visit to Mongolia in October 2022. Photograph: British embassy Ulaanbaatar

The prime minister’s trade envoy to Mongolia lobbied the Electoral Commission to permit a £10,000 donation to his party association from a “Mongolian friend”, documents reveal.

Daniel Kawczynski, the Conservative MP for Shrewsbury, contacted the independent electoral watchdog on 20 April, days after his return from a week-long trip to Mongolia in his role as trade envoy, accompanied by the UK ambassador.