Overview

• 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.