Michael Gove failed to declare hospitality worth more than £1,700 at three Queens Park Rangers matches over the course of two years, not just the one occasion when he attended with a Conservative donor, it has emerged.
The housing secretary was placed under investigation by the House of Commons standards watchdog last week, after the Guardian reported that he failed to register hospitality he received in August 2021 alongside David Meller, a donor whose firm he had referred to the VIP lane for assessing PPE deals during the Covid pandemic. Meller’s firm, Meller Designs, won six PPE contracts worth £164m.
The commissioner did not give details about the inquiry other than to say it related to Gove’s registration of interests.
However, the cabinet minister said last month that he would notify the authorities about an “oversight” that meant he failed to make the required declaration about hospitality at a football match in 2021.
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