Labour Government to Tighten Ministerial Hospitality Rules

New regulations will require ministers to declare hospitality and gifts with the same transparency as backbench MPs.

The Labour Government announced plans to overhaul rules on ministerial declarations of hospitality and gifts.
Changes aim to close a 'Tory loophole' that allowed ministers to declare less information than MPs.
Ministers will now be required to declare hospitality within 28 days, including the value of the gifts.
The current system, introduced in 2015, only requires quarterly declarations without specifying the value.
The move follows scrutiny over gifts received by Labour figures while in opposition, highlighting the need for greater transparency.