Mr Rees-Mogg is understood to be fully complying with the standards commissioner's investigation. The party is calling on Mr Johnson to ask Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests Lord Gedit to investigate, with deputy leader Angela Rayner saying 'ministers act like they are above the rules because they think that there is one rule for them and another for the rest of us'. Labour wants Boris Johnson to launch an investigation into Mr Rees-Mogg, to see whether he broke the ministerial code. The government was eventually forced into an embarrassing U-turn and Mr Paterson eventually resigned and numerous allegations against other Tories followed. Boris Johnson is facing legal action over his decision to give a peerage to a billionaire party donor in defiance of advice from the watchdog for appointments to the Lords. In mid-November he admitted making 'a mistake' by urging the prime minister to change the standards process in order to give his friend Owen Paterson the chance to appeal a punishment recommended by the Standards Commission for breaking lobbying rules. There's an increased focus on Mr Rees-Mogg, however, given his role in attempting to change how the Standards Commission operates. 'All payments have now been declared, including those from my MSP salary that are donated to charities.' Speaking to the Scottish newspaper the Herald, Mr Ross said: 'Since realising my mistake last week, I contacted the Office of the Register of Interests and made them aware of the situation. Last month he referred himself to the Standards Commission after he was revealed to be among a number of MPs receiving payments for second jobs, with Mr Ross also employed as a football referee, for which he allegedly failed to register his earnings.ĭouglas Ross referred himself to the Commons watchdog over undeclared earnings.

Mr Ross, who is a Westminster MP as well as a member of the Scottish Parliament, is under investigation in relation to his financial interests.

MPs are required under their code of conduct to declare 'taxable expenses, allowances and benefits'. He borrowed millions in the form of 'director's loans' from Saliston LTD between 20, according to the paper. It is understood the probe into Mr Rees-Mogg will investigate claims he failed to register with the Commons £6 million in personal loans from a company linked to the Cayman Islands for which he was previously a director, following a report by the Daily Mail. The office of Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Kathryn Stone said the Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross would also be investigated, both over allegations that they failed to register interests. Senior Cabinet minister Jacob Rees-Mogg is under investigation by the Commons standards watchdog, just weeks after attempting to rip up the rulebook on scrutinising MPs' behaviour.

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