Overview

• Freeman referred himself to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, insisting he acted in the public interest and did not break conduct rules.
• Number 10 Downing Street suspended his duties as a UK trade envoy pending the outcome of the parliamentary watchdog’s investigation.
• Scotland Yard opened an inquiry into the unauthorised leak of his private emails.
• Labour and the Liberal Democrats have urged Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch to remove Freeman from the Tory whip during the probe.
• Leaked correspondence shows GHGSat, which paid Freeman £60,000 a year, helped draft his written questions on space data and emissions after an appointments watchdog warned of influence risks.