Officials have escalated the matter to the Cabinet Office’s ethics unit, which has discussed it with Steve Barclay, according to the BBC.
Concerns about a possible or perceived conflict of interest have reportedly been raised over the Environment Secretary’s role in a proposed waste plant in his constituency.
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero gave the plant the green light last month after an examination by the planning inspectorate. Labour has written to Mr Barclay demanding “urgent answers” following the report and saying the matter raises “serious issues, potentially involving a breach of the ministerial code”.
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