TIGHTER control on outside influence within Parliamentary groups is being called for after a Tory MP handed thousands of pounds worth of paid roles to a lobbyist.
Karl McCartney, the MP for Lincoln, was until last month chair or vice-chair of seven sport-related All-Party Parliamentary Groups.
APPGs are informal bodies for MPs to discuss subjects of interest.
On each group chaired by Mr McCartney, Three Lines Sport – a firm run by lobbyist Mark Ramsdale – is listed as providing secretarial services.
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