New Brexit Party MEP Alexandra Lesley Phillips at the opening of the European Parliament session. Several of Phillips' party colleagues have joined committees dealing with the specific sectors they work in (Photo: European Parliament)

Conflicts of interest loom for Brexit Party MEPs

EU & the World

EU Political

by Peter Teffer, Brussels,

Almost all of the Brexit Party MEPs have joined standing committees, with several of them joining committees that could lead to potential conflicts of interest.

In fact, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage is the only one who has not joined any committee.

In total, 27 of the 29 Brexit Party MEPs have joined at least one committee as full member - and some have joined two - while many are also a substitute member of another committee as well.

Annunziata Mary Rees-Mogg MEP - the ...