Overview
- Sammy Wilson, DUP MP and chief whip at Westminster, admitted to breaching parliamentary rules by not declaring a paid-for trip to Northern Cyprus.
- The trip, funded by the Turkish Chamber of Commerce and other organizations, took place in January 2024 as part of a fact-finding delegation.
- Wilson failed to disclose the trip while tabling a parliamentary question about trade with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus later that month.
- The UK does not recognize the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus as an independent state, a point highlighted in the government’s response to Wilson’s question.
- Wilson publicly apologized in the House of Commons and acknowledged the standards commissioner’s role in addressing the matter.