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is under investigation by the parliamentary standards commissioner after failing to register hospitality with a Tory donor he recommended for personal protective equipment contracts.last week that the levelling up secretary failed to register a trip to a QPR match with Tory donor David Meller.Meller was awarded a £164m PPE contract during the pandemic following a recommendation from Gove.
“Mr Gove routinely declares his attendance at such events in his role as an MP and government minister, as evidenced by other entries in his register of interests and ministerial transparency returns. He apologises for any oversight on his part.
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