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- Conservative MP Alberto Costa apologized for not declaring his wife’s employment during a Commons debate.
- The Commons Standards Committee recommended replacing staff names with job titles, ending name publication that began in 1993.
- The rule, effective last month, expands registration from about 2,000 to roughly 4,000 people, adding IT staff and pass holders.
- Transparency groups warn that removing names will make detecting conflicts, lobbying and foreign influence harder.
