Britain’s Labour Party MP Margaret Hodge attends Britain’s Labour Party annual conference, in Brighton, Britain, September 26, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
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LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) – Britain has lost its moral compass and must act to tackle “dirty money” and protect the integrity of its democracy, a senior opposition lawmaker said in a report published on Monday by King’s College London.
Margaret Hodge, a Labour lawmaker for 28 years and former head of parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, said a culture of deregulation and light-touch enforcement had allowed financial malpractice to flourish and