Robert Davis, deputy leader of Westminster city council, has referred himself to the authority’s monitoring officer following the Guardian’s revelations that he was entertained more than 500 times in three years, including 150 times by property industry figures.
The Conservative councillor was chair of Westminster’s powerful planning committee for 16 years and the extent of his entertainment by property developers and their agents sparked Labour claims of a “broken culture” at the council.
Entertainment was paid for by property developers including Gerald Ronson, Sir Stuart Lipton and Sir George Iacobescu.
The Times points out that there is no suggestion of any breach of rules or impropriety on the part of Davis and no suggestion of wrong doing on the part of any named individual or establishment.
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