Spy scandal: Sir Keir Starmer says MP Barry Gardiner has “explained his position and declared that money in accordance with the register.”
On Call Keir this morning on LBC, Nick Ferrari asked Sir Keir about the scandal and was told by the Labour leader: "We've got to continue to be vigilant.
"I haven’t [spoken to him]. He’s given an account. He’s explained his position and declared that money in accordance with the register. An email, sent by Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle last week, claimed Lee had been trying to influence MPs in Westminster. The Labour MP has insisted he won't resign as he has been "transparent throughout the whole process".
"I’ve made sure that they’ve not been able to by the precautions that I’ve taken, by speaking to the security services, by being open and transparent in all cases and by making sure that actually at all stages I speak my mind, whether it’s about China or about anything else."
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