Mr Jenrick must come to the House of Commons to explain exactly what he’s been up to because the public are now worried that a new era of Tory sleaze has begun in earnest.”A spokesperson for Jenrick said: “Whilst exchequer secretary, Mr Jenrick met with a number of stakeholders to discuss electric vehicles and charge point technology. “This included a meeting with Mr Ofer, who has substantial experience in the industry. He said he could not recall if they had talked about the Sirius Minerals mining project, but that it would have been “touched on only briefly” if so. “Mr Jenrick recused himself from consideration of issues around Sirius Minerals,” the minister’s spokesperson said. Mr Ofer is a family friend.

Source: The Guardian June 27, 2020 09:00 UTC