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DUP MP Sammy Wilson investigated by standards commissioner

On the MPs register of interests it says Wilson visited the area from 3 to 6 January this year.

The trip was paid for by the Turkish Chamber of Commerce, a body called Cyprus Premier and the Arkan Group.

The purpose of the trip is listed as a “parliamentary fact finding delegation to learn about country’s political system, history, culture and economy”.

Wilson is the MP for East Antrim and the DUP’s chief whip at Westminster.

MPs have been sanctioned in the past for breaking parliamentary lobbying rules after going on paid trips.

In 2018, then-North Antrim MP Ian Paisley was suspended from the Commons for 30 days, for lobbying on behalf of Sri Lanka after taking an undeclared trip to the country worth up to £100,000.

BBC News NI has approached Sammy Wilson for comment.


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