Summary
Nigel Farage breached rules by not reporting £384,000 of financial interests on time. The breaches were deemed unintentional by the parliamentary standards watchdog due to administrative issues. Farage apologized and committed to meeting deadlines in the future.
Key Facts
- Nigel Farage failed to report financial interests worth £384,000 on time.
- The parliamentary commissioner for standards found 17 breaches of the rules.
- These breaches were considered unintentional due to staffing and administrative issues.
- Farage's late declarations included payments from GB News and Google.
- The commissioner decided not to refer the case for further action.
- Farage apologized and promised to comply with deadlines in the future.
- The rule requires MPs to register financial changes within 28 days of occurrence.
- Delays in Farage's reporting ranged from four to 120 days.
