The probe by the Standards Commissioner, Daniel Greenberg, relates to the shares Rishi Sunak’s wife Akshata Murty holds in the childminding agency Koru Kids.
The PM has been accused of a possible conflict of interest after he failed to mention his wife’s links to Koru Kids when he was questioned by MPs over why new childminders joining agencies will receive a larger financial incentive than those who sign up as independent childminders.
The policy, announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt in his Spring Budget, sees prospective childminders offered a £600 bonus, increasing to a £1,200 bonus for those signing on with one of six agencies, including Koru Kids that Murty holds shares in.
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