Britain’s parliamentary standards watchdog is investigating Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice over an allegation that he may have failed to declare an interest. Multiple outlets report that the parliamentary commissioner for standards opened the probe on 28 July and that it was published on the commissioner’s website on Monday. The investigation is described as focusing on a “failure to declare an interest,” with some reporting that the issue arose in connection with remarks about Israel during a Westminster Hall debate.
Tice has disputed the complaint, saying it was brought by an “anti-Israel”/“anti-semitic” lobby group and arguing that he and the party complied with rules governing declarations. Separately, the same standards process also involves other cases: one outlet notes that an investigation into Nigel Farage’s £5 million gift is on hold while he contests the Clacton by-election.
The outlets agree the watchdog probe concerns Tice’s parliamentary conduct and declarations, while differing details focus on the circumstances that prompted the allegation and Tice’s response to it.
