Badenoch Registers £8,177 Gift Over Meeting With Murdoch in Greece
News Corp paid for flights and accommodation for the Conservative leader and her husband to travel to Greece for the meeting, the BBC reported.
UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has registered a gift worth £8,177 connected to a meeting with media executive Rupert Murdoch in Greece, according to the BBC.
The Murdochs' News Corp company paid for flights and accommodation for Badenoch and her husband to travel to Greece for the meeting, the report said.
Gifts and hospitality received by UK members of parliament, including party leaders, are required to be formally registered under parliamentary transparency rules, allowing the public to see financial benefits received from outside organizations.
The BBC report did not specify further details of the discussions that took place during the meeting in Greece.
Registration of the gift means it is now publicly listed, in line with standard disclosure requirements that apply to members of the UK Parliament.
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