The Labour party has called for a parliamentary investigation into the former cabinet minister Owen Paterson after it emerged unknown donors had funded his trips to the tune of nearly £39,000. The Guardian reported earlier this week that the funds were routed through his personal thinktank, UK 2020, of which he is chairman and sole director. Owen Paterson trips worth £39,000 funded by unknown donors Read more“Paterson appears to be both the recipient of donations and the controlling intermediary through which they are paid,” Trickett’s letter stated. He said without information on the true source of donations, “the register of members’ interests is unable to fulfil its vital purpose”. “Without knowing the true source of UK 2020’s funding, Paterson’s declaration of trips as being funded by his thinktank does not provide the clarity needed to make such a judgment,” he wrote.

Source: The Guardian January 24, 2019 17:37 UTC