Joe Powell

Joe Powell

Labour — Kensington and Bayswater

Speaking in the House of Commons on 10 September 2026

Debate

Lobbying: Ethics and Integrity Commission Report

Contribution

I strongly welcome the Government’s efforts to rewire the state and create more accountability for decisions made by the Government. As part of that effort, cleaning up our politics is so important, as we have seen from the summer of scandals on the funding of the Reform party. The Ethics and Integrity Commission has laid out how lobbying can be reformed to make it more open, rational and accountable. Can the Minister outline what immediate steps might be taken, and can he assure us that he will keep an open mind to the commission’s central recommendation, which is legislation for a unified digital open lobbying register?

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