Tory MP refers himself to parliamentary watchdog over adviser role | Politics

A Conservative MP has referred himself to the parliamentary watchdog after it was alleged he was paid by a company that helped him write questions to government.

Former minister George Freeman submitted queries to Labour ministers about the sector the firm operates in, the Times reported.

The newspaper published what it said were leaked emails that showed exchanges in which Freeman had asked the company’s director what to ask about as he prepared written parliamentary questions related to space data and emissions tracking.

He reportedly tabled the questions, which are a way for MPs to ask for more information on the policies and activities of government departments, to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

He became a…