Westminster shareholdings
A Guardian investigation uncovers a list of several dozen MPs who currently have shares in banks, housebuilders, defence companies, energy suppliers and supermarkets that are in effect secret and could risk the perception of conflicts of interest
Theresa Villiers had £70,000 in Shell shares while environment secretary
MP failed to reveal shares in oil company for more than five years despite disclosure rules
The Guardian view on MPs’ interests: declare shareholdings affected by laws going through parliament
Tory MP’s £500,000 stock portfolio raises questions about blind trust system
Andrea Leadsom held shares in Barclays when questioning bank’s ex-boss
Exclusive: Revelation about Tory former minister raises questions about adequacy of transparency rules
Wife of Tory MP who criticised windfall tax on oil firms has £50,000 in BP shares
Revealed: shares held ‘in secret’ by scores of MPs raise questions about vested interests
Attorney general and close family hold £130,000 in shares in six FTSE 100 firms
Which UK MPs own shares in publicly listed companies?
