Lisa Nandy apologises for breaking rules on football regulator job

The culture secretary has apologized for breaking rules by failing to declare a donation from the man chosen as England’s new football regulator.

On Thursday, the commissioner for public appointments published a report It revealed that David Kogan made two separate donations totaling £1,450 to Lisa Nandy, who is running to become Labor leader in 2020.

Speaking to the BBC with Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday, Nandy said: “We did not meet the highest standards; that is my responsibility.”

The Conservatives said Nandy’s actions were a “serious breach of public trust” and called for further investigations into Sir Keir Starmer, who also received donations from Mr Kogan.

Mr Kogan, the sports rights executive, was first longlisted for the football regulator role under the previous Conservative government.

Nandy became involved after Labor won the 2024 general election and took on the role of culture secretary.

In April, he announced that Mr. Kogan would be the choice to fill the vacancy.

But a month later he withdrew from the appointment process after Mr Kogan told a parliamentary committee he had donated “very small sums” to Nandy in 2020.