Revealed: Qatar and Israel top Westminster lobbying league table
Foreign governments and influence groups have splurged vast amounts of money taking British MPs abroad since the last election, Declassified can reveal. Israel, Qatar and Taiwan top the rankings, with charm offensives to promote the countries in Westminster. The Middle Eastern monarchies of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Jordan also make the top ten. The findings are part of a joint investigation between Declassified and Consolidate, a political finance database. Since July 2024, donors have paid for MPs to go on some 658 overseas junkets, at a cost of £2.2m. The majority were funded by private companies, charities or wealthy individuals. But…
