“Historical links between ministers and former businesses will be hidden from the public if the government goes ahead with changes to Companies House, Labour has said.
Proposals to reduce the amount of time records of dissolved companies are retained could mean that the former directorships of 24 current Conservative ministers would no longer be accessible, research from the party suggests.
Their previous links to 48 now dissolved companies and organisations would be deleted either immediately or over the course of the parliament.
Ministers who could be affected include the chancellor, Philip Hammond, who is a former director of six dissolved companies; the home secretary, Amber Rudd; the defence secretary, Michael Fallon; and the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt. …”
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