A Tory MP who has earned more than £250,000 from a second job with a mining company also holds a government role linked to the industry, it can be revealed.
Daniel Kawczynski is a consultant for a New York-based corporation that pays him a £36,000 salary.
At the same time, he is the Prime Minister’s trade envoy for Mongolia, which has large mineral deposits including gold, copper and coal.
Daniel Kawczynski (pictured in 2019) is a consultant for a New York-based corporation that pays him a £36,000 salary. At the same time, he is the Prime Minister’s trade envoy for Mongolia, which has large mineral deposits including gold, copper and coal
Daily Mail documents reveal that his government has provided him access to mining leaders in Far East nations. He denied wrongdoing last night.
Atcham and Shrewsbury MPs work 30 hours a months for Electrum Group.
Since taking on the job in 2018, the mining investment firm has paid him £258,000. Last October, Mr Kawczynski received the rank of trade envoy.
In this capacity, Kawczynski met with Mongolian ministers and requested their assistance in setting up meetings for mining industry leaders during his planned visit to Mongolia in May.
Yesterday the Mail revealed Mr Kawczynski (pictured second from right), an ally of sleaze-hit MP Owen Paterson (far right), is being investigated by the Standards Commissioner for the second time in five months
Last night, Mr Kawczynski stated that he hadn’t made representations for Electrum Mongolian and did not use information from his role as an envoy in order to help the company.
He said: ‘I made it abundantly clear to civil servants when I got this role, I declared that I have an outside interest.’
Yesterday the Mail revealed the Standards Commissioner is investigating Mr Kawczynski – an ally of sleaze-hit MP Owen Paterson – for the second time in five months over claims he made an insincere apology after the initial investigation found him guilty of bullying.