Standards watchdog launches investigation into West Suffolk MP Matt Hancock

An investigation has been launched on West Suffolk MP Matt Hancock by the parliamentary standards commissioner.

The former health secretary is facing an inquiry by Daniel Greenberg.

The commissioner website states, the investigation focuses on:

"Lobbying the Commissioner in a manner calculated or intended to influence his consideration of whether a breach of the Code of Conduct has occurred"

Investigations into fellow Conservative MPs Scott Benton and Henry Smith have also been launched.

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