MPs, peers accused of breaking lobbying rules over northern Cyprus freebies

Standards committee’s Ian Blackford complains to authorities after investigation finds MPs and Lords failed to declare freebie trips to contested region when asking parliamentary questions

British MPs and peers on visit to northern Cyprus in January (source: Freedom and Fairness for Northern Cyprus, X/Twitter.)

Five British politicians have been accused of breaching lobbying rules by asking parliamentary questions about the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus after taking all expenses paid trips to the breakaway territory. 

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