Lobbyists pour £700,000 into cross-party parliamentary groups
Despite new transparency rules, fossil fuel firms, vaping companies and other private interests are still bankrolling All-Party Parliamentary Groups
By Peter Geoghegan and Russell Scott
In theory, all-party parliamentary groups (APPGs) are a great idea. MPs and members of the House of Lords coming together informally, bringing in experts, stakeholders and the public to focus on a specific issue, whether that’s Grenfell-style cladding or child poverty.
In practice, APPGs have often been a backdoor for…
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