LISA Nandy has been reported to the sleaze watchdog after failing to declare that her candidate to lead the new football regulator boss is one of her donors.
The Culture Secretary yesterday apologised for breaking appointment rules by not revealing David Kogan had given £2,900 to her failed leadership campaign.
After an investigation found three breaches in the appointment of Mr Kogan, she told the BBC: “We didn’t meet the highest standards – that is on me.”
But the Tories have written to Parliament’s standards commissioner asking him to open a fresh probe into Ms Nandy for the declarations.
Party chairman Kevin Hollinrake said: “David Kogan’s appointment raises serious questions about how these donations were handled and the judgment of those involved in related appointments.
“MPs must show integrity and this complaint is about holding them to account and protecting public trust.”
Ms Nandy said last night: “I deeply regret this error.
“I appreciate the perception it could create, but it was not deliberate and I apologise for it.”
Another breach was the department failing to discuss this possible conflict of interest with Mr Kogan in his interview.
And a third was that the Culture department failed to disclose Mr Kogan’s historic links to the Labour party, to which he has donated £33,410.
