Led By Donkeys, an anti-Brexit campaign group, created a sham company before approaching 20 MPs from different parties asking if they would join the phoney firm's international advisory board.
Sir Graham Brady said he made it clear he would 'only act within the terms of the Code of Conduct'
In a statement sent to Sky News, the senior Tory said he made clear to those behind the hoax that any work would have to fall"within the terms of the Code of Conduct". He later quit parliament following a furore after Boris Johnson's administration attempted to rip up the standards body that dished out the punishment.A spokesperson for Mr Hancock said in response to the sting operation:"The accusation appears to be that Matt acted entirely properly and within the rules, which had just been unanimously adopted by parliament.
"I did have an exploratory discussion with someone purporting to be recruiting an international advisory board for a South Korean investment house.
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