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Lord Dannatt Faces Breaches of Conduct, Accepts Findings

11/25/2025

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Lord Dannatt and another individual self-referred to the commissioner after the Guardian reported their comments to undercover reporters.
The commissioner found no lobbying occurred but noted Lord Dannatt's willingness to engage in activities that could be seen as paid parliamentary services.
The commissioner identified three breaches of the code of conduct, including contacting government officials about companies in which he had financial interests, and Lord Dannatt accepted the findings, expressed remorse, and said ignorance is no defense, while reaffirming his view that he acted in the national interest.

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Lord Dannatt and another individual self-referred to the commissioner after the Guardian reported their comments to undercover reporters.
The commissioner found no lobbying occurred but noted Lord Dannatt's willingness to engage in activities that could be seen as paid parliamentary services.
The commissioner identified three breaches of the code of conduct, including contacting government officials about companies in which he had financial interests, and Lord Dannatt accepted the findings, expressed remorse, and said ignorance is no defense, while reaffirming his view that he acted in the national interest.