Rishi Sunak investigated over wife's interest in UK childcare firm

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech on ending the "anti-maths mindset" to boost economic growth in London, April 17, 2023. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool via REUTERS

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is being investigated by parliament's standards watchdog over whether he properly declared his wife's shareholding in a childcare company which stands to benefit from new government policy.

Parliament's Commissioner for Standards began the investigation over a "declaration of interest" on April 13, according to a list of open inquiries on its website on Monday.