UK PM Sunak breached parliament's code of conduct inadvertently - watchdog

FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits a housing development in London, Britain, July 27, 2023. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/Pool/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak did not properly declare his wife's shareholding in a childcare company which stood to benefit from new government policy but the failure was inadvertent, parliament's standards watchdog said on Wednesday.

Parliament's Commissioner for Standards began investigating Sunak in April, after opposition parties raised questions over media reports Sunak's wife Akshata Murthy was a shareholder in a company set to benefit from support for the childcare sector.