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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rob Evans and Henry Dyer

Tory peer helped secure meeting with minister for Canadian firm he advises

Ian Duncan photo superimposed over image of House of Lords
Ian Duncan is facing questions over whether he broke House of Lords rules. Composite: Guardian Design/PA/Alamy/UK Parliament

A Conservative peer helped to secure a meeting with a minister for a Canadian company he was advising while it was seeking government funding worth millions of pounds.

Ian Duncan was on an advisory board of Terrestrial Energy, a nuclear technology company, when he “facilitated an introduction” between its chief executive and a new energy minister while the company was applying for a government grant. The revelation raises questions for Duncan about whether his actions broke House of Lords rules.

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