Register of Members’ Interests
Last updated: 13 Nov 2023.
1. Employment and earnings
Payments received via the Speaking Office, Unit 31 Highbury Studios, 10 Hornsey Street, London N7 8EL, for speaking engagements. (Updated 15 April 2021)
16 November 2022, received £4,845 from Champions
UK, Barrington House, Leake Road, Costock, Loughborough LE12 6XA, for a speech on 13 October 2022 to Lion Trust Asset Management, 2 Savoy Court, London WC2R 0EZ, for their
Black History Month event. Hours 3.5 hrs including preparation. (Registered 16 November 2022; updated 22 December 2022)
30 November 2022, received £3,384.25 from
NRDC, 1152 15th Street,
NW Washington, DC 20005-6166, USA, for a speech on 4 November 2022. Hours: 4.5 hrs including preparation. (Registered 15 December 2022)
30 November 2022, received £1,020 from Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8EH, for a speech on 13 October 2022. Hours 3.5 hours including preparation. (Registered 15 December 2022)
30 November 2022, received £3,570 from Champions UK, Barrington House, Leake Road, Costock, Loughborough LE12 6XA, for a speech for Premier Foods, Premier House, Griffiths Way, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 2RE on 3 October 2022. Hours: 4 hrs including preparation. (Registered 15 December 2022)
30 November 2022, received £3,570 from Champions UK, Barrington House, Leake Road, Costock, Loughborough LE12 6XA, for a speech for Hausfeld
LLP, 12 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DW, on 3 November 2022. Hours: 4 hrs including preparation. (Registered 22 December 2022)
30 November 2022, received £5,712 from Champions UK, Barrington House, Leake Road, Costock, Loughborough LE12 6XA, for a speech for Osborne Clarke LLP, One London Wall, London EC2Y 5EB, on 13 October 2022. Hours: 4 hrs including preparation. (Registered 22 December 2022)
15 December 2022, received £5,100 from Champions UK, Barrington House, Leake Road, Costock, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12 6XA, for a speech for the Office Agents Society, Woolgate Exchange, 25 Basinghall Street, London EC2V 5HA, on 8 November 2022. Hours: 4 hours including preparation. (Registered 22 December 2022)
4 January 2023, received £5,100 from Revlon International Corporation, Greater London House, Hampstead Road, London NW1 7QX, for a speech on 17 November 2022 for their Black History Month event. Hours: 4 hrs including preparation. (Registered 09 January 2023)
1 February 2023, received payment of £2,040 from Equiida Ltd, 20 Red Lion Street, London WC1R 4PQ, as second 50% instalment for speaking at their event on 19 January 2023 (rescheduled from 27 October 2022). Hours: 4 hrs including preparation. (Registered 01 February 2023)
17 March 2023, received £5,100 from Simmons & Simmons, CityPoint, 1 Ropemaker St, London EC2Y 9SS, for a speaking engagement on 2 March 2023. Hours: 5 hrs including preparation. (Registered 21 March 2023)
Payments from Global Radio, 30 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7LA:
25 November 2022, received £4,987.50 via Independent Talent Group, 40 Whitfield Street, Bloomsbury, London W1T 2RH, for presenting five shows on
LBC on 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 October 2022. Hours: 22.5 hrs in total including preparation time (4.5 hrs per show). (Registered 29 November 2022)
4 January 2023, received £4,882.50 via Independent Talent Group, 40 Whitfield Street, Bloomsbury, London W1T 2RH, for presenting shows on LBC on 5, 6, 12, 13, 20 and 27 November 2022. Hours: 27 hrs in total including preparation time (4.5 hrs per show). (Registered 09 January 2023)
27 January 2023, received £1,530 via Independent Talent Group, 40 Whitfield Street, Bloomsbury, London W1T 2RH, for presenting shows on LBC on 4 and 11 December 2022. Hours: 9 hrs in total including preparation time (4.5 hrs per show). (Registered 31 January 2023)
28 February 2023, received £360 payment of
VAT via Independent Talent Group, 40 Whitfield Street, Bloomsbury, London W1T 2RH, for presenting shows on LBC on 4 and 11 December 2022. Hours: 9 hrs in total including preparation time (4.5 hrs per show). (Registered 28 February 2023)
28 February 2023, received £4,935 via Independent Talent Group, 40 Whitfield Street, Bloomsbury, London W1T 2RH, for presenting shows on LBC on 2, 8, 15, 22 and 29 January 2023. Hours: 22.5 hrs in total including preparation time (4.5 hrs per show). (Registered 28 February 2023)
24 March 2023, received £8,400 via Independent Talent Group, 40 Whitfield Street, Bloomsbury, London W1T 2RH, for presenting shows on LBC on 5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19 and 26 February 2023. Hours: 36 hrs in total including preparation time (4.5 hrs per show). (Registered 28 March 2023)
27 April 2023, received £3,780 via Independent Talent Group, 40 Whitfield Street, Bloomsbury, London W1T 2RH, for presenting shows on LBC on 5, 12, 19 and 26 March 2023. Hours: 18 hrs in total including preparation time (4.5 hrs per show). (Registered 27 April 2023)
26 May 2023, received £2,835 via Independent Talent Group, 40 Whitfield Street, Bloomsbury, London W1T 2RH, for presenting shows on LBC on 9, 16 and 30 April 2023. Hours: 13.5 hrs in total including preparation time (4.5 hrs per show). (Registered 01 June 2023)
27 June 2023, received £8,400 via Independent Talent Group, 40 Whitfield Street, London W1T 2RH, for presenting shows on LBC on 1, 7, 8, 14, 21, 28 and 29 May 2023. Hours: 31.5 hrs in total including preparation (4.5 hrs per show). (Registered 03 July 2023)
25 July 2023, received £4,935 via Independent Talent Group, 40 Whitfield Street, Bloomsbury, London W1T 2RH, for presenting seven shows on LBC on 4, 10, 11, 18 and 25 June 2023. Hours: 22.5 hrs in total including preparation time (4.5 hrs per show). (Registered 03 August 2023)
25 August 2023, received £9,555 via Independent Talent Group, 40 Whitfield Street, Bloomsbury, London W1T 2RH, for presenting nine shows on LBC on 2, 9, 16, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, and 30 July 2023. Hours: 40.5 hrs in total including preparation time (4.5 hrs per show). (Registered 04 September 2023)
26 September 2023, received £945 via Independent Talent Group, 40 Whitfield Street, Bloomsbury, London W1T 2RH, for presenting a show on LBC on 13 August 2023. Hours: 4.5 hrs in total including preparation time. (Registered 03 October 2023)
8 November 2022, received £1,000 speaking fee from Hampton School, Hanworth Rd, Hampton TW12 3HD, for a Q&A session with students on 4 November 2022. Hours: 2.5 hrs including preparation. Fee donated to a local charity. (Registered 23 November 2022)
23 May 2023, received £350 from the
BBC, 2nd floor, Zone C, 1 Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London W12 7FA, as an appearance fee for Coronation coverage. Hours: 2 hrs. This fee will be donated to charity. (Registered 19 June 2023)
2. (a) Support linked to an
MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Waheed Ali
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £12,500 towards paying for additional staff for my office
Donor status: individual
(Registered 07 November 2023)
Name of donor: Gary Lubner
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £70,000 towards paying for additional staff for my office
Donor status: individual
(Registered 07 November 2023)
2. (b) Any other support not included in
Category 2(a)
Name of donor:
Richard LewisAddress of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £15,000
Date received: 14 March 2023
Date accepted: 27 March 2023
Donor status: individual
(Registered 27 March 2023)
Name of donor:
Jonathan StoneAddress of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Date received: 27 May 2023
Date accepted: 27 May 2023
Donor status: individual
(Registered 08 June 2023)
Name of donor:
George BrownAddress of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £25,000 towards paying for an additional member of staff for my office
Date received: 24 August 2023
Date accepted: 24 August 2023
Donor status: individual
(Registered 04 September 2023)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor:
Tottenham Hotspur Football & Athletic Co Ltd
Address of donor: Lilywhite House, 782 High Road, London N17 0BX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Four tickets for a boxing match, used by members of my family, total value £1,000
Date received: 3 December 2022
Date accepted: 3 December 2022
Donor status: company, registration 00057186
(Registered 13 December 2022)
Name of donor: Getir UK Limited
Address of donor: WeWork, 30 Stamford Street, London SE1 9LQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for the hospitality box at Tottenham Hotspur stadium, value £800
Date received: 15 January 2023
Date accepted: 15 January 2023
Donor status: company, registration 12548945
(Registered 19 January 2023)
Name of donor: Franco-British Colloque Ltd
Address of donor: Station House, Station Approach, East Horsley KT24 6QX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Food, accommodation and transport while attending and speaking at the Franco-British Colloque 2023 in London in my capacity as
Shadow Foreign Secretary, value £1,032
Date received: 26-28 January 2023
Date accepted: 26 January 2023
Donor status: company, registration 06913437
(Registered 06 February 2023)
Name of donor: Court of the University of Glasgow
Address of donor: University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Accommodation, refreshments and transport provided when I accepted an honorary degree, total value £805
Date received: 20 June 2023
Date accepted: 20 June 2023
Donor status: other
(Registered 17 July 2023)
Name of donor: Hawthorn Advisors Limited
Address of donor: Fifth Floor, Partnership House, Carlisle Place, London SW1P 1BX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Associated with attending and speaking at the Braemar Summit, flights, transfers, hotel and food, value £1,117.94
Date received: 13-14 September 2023
Date accepted: 13 September 2023
Donor status: company, registration 08355056
(Registered 04 October 2023)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Canada 20/20 Corporation
Address of donor: 35 O'Connor Street, Suite 302, Ottawa,
ON Canada, K1P 5M4
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): £527.01 received on 11 October 2022 as reimbursement for non-refundable flights
Destination of visit:
Toronto, CanadaDates of visit: visit did not take place
Purpose of visit: To attend the Global Progress Conference, but I was unable to attend due to the death of her Majesty the Queen.
(Registered 01 November 2022)
Name of donor:
Friedrich-Ebert-StiftungAddress of donor: Rue du Taciturne 38, 1000
Brussels, BelgiumEstimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Train tickets, local transport and hotel accommodation for myself and a member of my staff, value £768
Destination of visit: Brussels, Belgium
Dates of visit: 9-10 November 2022
Purpose of visit: Visit to
NATO, European Parliament and
European Commission for meetings in my capacity as
Shadow Foreign Secretary.
(Registered 29 November 2022)
Name of donor:
Bloomberg PhilanthropiesAddress of donor: 25 East 78th Street, New York,
NY 10075, USA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Hotel accommodation for myself and a member of my staff, value £2,672.60
Destination of visit: Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
Dates of visit: 14-15 November 2022
Purpose of visit: Attending
COP 27 for meetings in my capacity as Shadow Foreign Secretary.
(Registered 29 November 2022)
Name of donor:
Halifax International Security ForumAddress of donor: 1740 N St. NW Washington, DC
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Hotel and ground transportation, value £405.68
Destination of visit:
Halifax, CanadaDates of visit: 18-20 November 2022
Purpose of visit: To speak at a conference.
(Registered 15 December 2022)
Name of donor:
Emirates Literature FoundationAddress of donor: Dar Al Adaab, Al Shindagha Historical Neighbourhood, P.O.Box: 24506, Dubai, U.A.E
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel, accommodation and food for me and a member of staff, value £8,911.51
Destination of visit:
Dubai, UAEDates of visit: 31 January - 4 February 2023
Purpose of visit: To speak at a literature festival and conduct meetings in my capacity as Shadow Foreign Secretary.
(Registered 08 February 2023)
Name of donor: Emirates Literature Foundation
Address of donor: Dar Al Adaab, Al Shindagha Historical Neighbourhood, P.O.Box: 24506, Dubai, UAE
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel, accommodation and food for me and a member of staff, total value £5,690.24
Destination of visit: Dubai, UAE
Dates of visit: 31 January - 4 February 2023
Purpose of visit: To speak at the
Literature Festival and conduct meetings in my capacity as Shadow Foreign Secretary.
(Registered 27 February 2023)
Name of donor: Halifax International Security Forum
Address of donor: 1740 N St. NW
Washington DC, USAEstimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, value £1,165.06. I paid for the flights and was reimbursed on 28 February 2023.
Destination of visit: Halifax, Canada
Dates of visit: 18-20 November 2023
Purpose of visit: To speak at a conference.
(Registered 28 February 2023)
Name of donor: National Security Action
Address of donor: 1090 Vernon Avenue NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, meals and transportation for me and a member of staff, value £8,666.67
Destination of visit:
Washington, USADates of visit: 14-17 March 2023
Purpose of visit: Speaking at an event for the Center for American Progress, conducting bilateral meetings in my capacity as Shadow Foreign Secretary.
(Registered 29 March 2023)
Name of donor:
Commonwealth War Graves CommissionAddress of donor: 2 Marlow Road, Maidenhead SL6 7DX
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, food, accommodation and visas for me and a member of staff, value £4,563.30
Destination of visit: Nairobi and
Mombasa, KenyaDates of visit: 19-26 April 2023
Purpose of visit: Update from Commonwealth War Graves Commission and meeting stakeholders.
(Registered 15 May 2023)
Name of donor:
TED Conferences LLCAddress of donor: 330 Hudson St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10013
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Conference passes, accommodation and transport for me and a member of staff, value £8,510.16
Destination of visit:
Detroit, USADates of visit: 11-14 July 2023
Purpose of visit: To speak at the TED Climate Conference.
(Registered 24 July 2023)
Name of donor:
Conservation International do Brasil
Address of donor:
Avenida Rio Branco n. 131, 8th floor,
Rio De JaneiroEstimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): For me and a member of staff, flights, accommodation, food, transport, translator, life insurance and medical support, value £24,739.36
Destination of visit: Brazil
Dates of visit: 14-18 August 2023
Purpose of visit: Bilateral meetings and visit to Amazon region.
(Registered 06 September 2023)
Name of donor: Canada 20/20 Corporation
Address of donor: 35 O'Connor Street, Suite 302, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 4MS
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, transfers and hotel, total value £965.46
Destination of visit: Montreal
Dates of visit: 15-17 September 2023
Purpose of visit: Attend and speak at Global Progress Summit.
(Registered 03 October 2023)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
Residential property in Tottenham: (i) and (ii).
8. Miscellaneous
Barrister (non-practising).
From January 2019, unpaid adviser to Pomeroon Trading Inc, an environmentally sustainable company that grows and exports coconuts and agricultural produce. I provide advice on Guyana, the Caribbean and on the company’s community development fund. I hold share options below the level for registration under the category for Shareholdings. (Registered 18 February 2019)
From 21 February 2020, Envoy Extraordinaire of the University of Guyana. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 30 September 2020)
From 1 June 2020, Associate Tenant, Doughty Street Chambers. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 30 September 2020)
From 28 July 2021 to 27 August 2024, Professor of Practice at
SOAS, University of London. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 09 August 2021)
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