Health secretary now under investigation over purchase of luxury apartments on south coastJeremy Hunt got 'bulk discount' on seven flats from Tory donorJeremy Hunt received a “bulk discount” on seven flats bought from a Conservative donor, the Guardian can disclose, as parliament’s watchdog opened an investigation into the health secretary’s admission that he breached money laundering rules. The health secretary was forced to apologise for failing to declare his part-ownership of a company, which bought the luxury seaside flats in Southampton. Kathryn Stone, parliament’s commissioner for standards, received a complaint about Hunt on Friday. Neither Hunt nor Roach agreed to disclose the value of the deal but a source close to the health secretary said he had received a “bulk discount” for buying multiple apartments. “With respect to ministerial and parliamentary declarations, the Cabinet Office are clear that there has been no breach of the ministerial code.”

Source: The Guardian April 18, 2018 15:55 UTC