Nandy breached code over appointment of donor to lead football regulator

<p>Culture secretary ‘deeply regrets error’ after inquiry finds failures in declaring past donations by watchdog nominee</p><p>Lisa Nandy, the culture secretary, has apologised to Keir Starmer after an inquiry found she failed to say that her choice of nominee to lead a new football regulator had donated to her and to Labour before she nominated him for the role.</p><p>Nandy said she regretted the errors highlighted in <a href="https://publicappointmentscommissioner.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-06_Decision-Notice-of-the-Commissioner-for-Public-Appointments-of-his-inquiry-into-the-appointment-of-the-Chair-of-the-Independent-Football-Regulator.pdf">a report by William Shawcross</a>, the commissioner for public appointments. Her apology comes a week after the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, made <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/29/rachel-reeves-admits-breaking-rules-by-renting-out-her-house-without-a-licence">her own written apology</a> to the prime minister for failing to obtain a licence before renting out her family home.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/06/lisa-nandy-apologises-keir-starmer-football-regulator-governance-code">Continue reading...</a>