Registered interests
Interests registered across 6 categories. Data from the UK Parliament Register of Members' Interests.
1. Employment and earnings (10)
Role, work or services: Writing Payer: News Corp UK & Ireland Limited (Journalism), 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF (Registered 28 January 2025)
Role, work or services: Writing articles From: 28 January 2025. Payer: Telegraph Media Group Limited (Newspaper), 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0DT (Registered 6 February 2025)
Role, work or services: Public speaking From: 28 March 2025. Payer: Spoken Ltd (Speaking bureau), Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA ACOBA consulted: Yes (Registered 3 April 2025)
Role, work or services: Writing an article From: 18 February 2025. Payer: Daily Mail (Newspaper), Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, Kensington, London W8 5TT (Registered 24 April 2025)
Role, work or services: Writing From: 5 June 2025. Payer: The Spectator (Newspaper), 22 Old Queen St, London SW1H 9HP Additional information: Any payments will be listed below. (Registered 27 June 2025)
Role, work or services: Member of the advisory board From: 1 July 2025. Payer: Sulnox Group Plc (Environmental science and technology company), 10-12 Orange Street, London, England, WC2H 7DQ ACOBA consulted: Yes (Registered 27 June 2025)
Role, work or services: Advisor From: 31 January 2026. Payer: Observer Research Foundation Middle East (Think tank), 12.03 Convention Tower, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates ACOBA consulted: Yes (Registered 6 February 2026)
Role, work or services: Writing articles From: 5 February 2026. Payer: Tiempo Company (News organisation), 399 Boylston Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02116 (Registered 5 March 2026)
Role, work or services: Writing articles From: 4 March 2026. Payer: The London Standard (Newspaper), Alphabeta, 14-18 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1AH (Registered 12 March 2026)
Role, work or services: Writing articles From: 9 March 2026. Payer: Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (Publishing), 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York (Registered 2 April 2026)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a) (1)
Name of donor: Michael Tory Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £38,000 Date received: 22 April 2025 Date accepted: 21 May 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 2 June 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK (14)
Name of donor: Hudson Institute Address of donor: 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20004 Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£10,393.08) and hotel (£2,010.51), value £12,403.60 Destination of visit: United States (Washington) Dates of visit: 22 April 2025 to 26 April 2025 Purpose of visit: Return travel and three night's accommodation in Washington DC, to attend and speak at a conference hosted by Hudson Institute. (Registered 2 June 2025)
Name of donor: Black Sea Security Forum Address of donor: City of Odesa, Ukraine, 65000 Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Hotel (£203.40), transfers (£302.40), value £505.80 Destination of visit: Ukraine Dates of visit: 30 May 2025 to 1 June 2025 Purpose of visit: Accommodation for two nights and transfers from Chisinau Airport (Moldova) to Odesa to attend and speak at the Black Sea Security Conference. (Registered 13 June 2025)
Name of donor: Apostolos Papadopoulos Address of donor: private Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): hotel (£476) and flights (£841.50), value £1,317.50 Destination of visit: Greece (Athens) Dates of visit: 18 May 2025 to 21 May 2025 Purpose of visit: Accommodation for three nights and return flights from London to Athens to attend meeting with Greek politicians and visit a Commonwealth War Grave cemetery. (Registered 13 June 2025)
Name of donor: Le Cercle Address of donor: 85 Great Portland Street, London W1W 7LT Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, (£6831.37), accommodation (£1,676), food (£695) and airport transfers (£150.80), value £6,831.62 Destination of visit: United States (Washington) Dates of visit: 10 July 2025 to 14 July 2025 Purpose of visit: A speaking engagement about international affairs (Registered 25 July 2025)
Name of donor: Artha Global Address of donor: First Floor, 10 Queen Street Place, London EC4R1BE Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£2,615.78), accommodation (£649.98), food (£164.59) and visa (£598.57), value £4,082.95 Destination of visit: India (Kochi) Dates of visit: 28 August 2025 to 1 September 2025 Purpose of visit: Attendance at a conference on geopolitical issues and economic growth in Kochi, India. (Registered 6 October 2025)
Name of donor: Hudson Institute Address of donor: 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 400, Washington DC 20004 Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£16,094.12), accommodation (£1,554), value £17,648.12 Destination of visit: United States (New York) Dates of visit: 5 September 2025 to 8 September 2025 Purpose of visit: Attendance at a conference to discuss the transatlantic alliance. (Registered 6 October 2025)
Name of donor: Commonwealth War Graves Commission Address of donor: 2 Marlow Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 7DX Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£370.49), three nights accommodation (£315), coaches (£139.82), food (£206.24) and airport transfer (£71.98), value £1,103.53 Destination of visit: Turkey (Istanbul and Canakkale) Dates of visit: 15 September 2025 to 18 September 2025 Purpose of visit: In my capacity as Commonwealth War Graves’ Commissioner, I undertook a tour of Gallipoli to see Helles Memorial, V Beach Cemetery, Lone Pine, Chunuk Bair, and the Anzac Commemorative Site. (Registered 16 October 2025)
Name of donor: With Honor Action Address of donor: 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Ste 420, Washington, DC 20003 Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): £9,468.30 reimbursement for return flights (£8,902.94) and two nights accommodation (£565.36). Expected reimbursement of accommodation tax (£95.32), taxi to Heathrow (£84.77), taxi to IAD (£43.03) and taxi to and from the event (£31.78) Destination of visit: United States (Washington) Dates of visit: 7 October 2025 to 10 October 2025 Purpose of visit: Reimbursement of costs associated with attending a cross-partisan conference, supporting veteran leadership in UK and US politics. (Registered 7 November 2025)
Name of donor: NEWEST Address of donor: Corp One Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10022 Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): £981.03 flights (£582), accommodation (£270.03) and taxi (£129) Destination of visit: Italy (Milan) Dates of visit: 20 October 2025 to 21 October 2025 Purpose of visit: To give a speech on UK-Europe relations at geopolitical and business conference, hosted by SDA Bocconi School of Management. (Registered 17 November 2025)
Name of donor: The University of Notre Dame Australia Address of donor: 19 Mouat Street, Fremantle WA 6959, Australia Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£674.38), accommodation (£858.58) and taxis (£414.38), value £1,947.34 Destination of visit: Italy (Rome) Dates of visit: 27 October 2025 to 29 October 2025 Purpose of visit: Speaking on 'The Church and the World' hosted by The University of Notre Dame Australia in Rome, Italy (Registered 26 November 2025)
Name of donor: PDSA Veranstaltungs-und Betriebs GmbH Address of donor: Thurngasse 13/18, 1090 Wien, Austria Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Return flights (£743.32) and one night's accommodation including breakfast (£247.95), value £991.27 Destination of visit: Austria (Vienna) Dates of visit: 6 November 2025 to 7 November 2025 Purpose of visit: Speaking at the Global Peter Drucker Forum on the overlap between business and politics. (Registered 3 December 2025)
Name of donor: The Globe and Mail Address of donor: 351 King Street East, Suite 1600, Toronto, ON, M5A 0N1 Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights £2,120.70, Accommodation £1,032.16, Travel £127.83, value £3,280.69 Destination of visit: Canada (Toronta/Ottawa) Dates of visit: 12 January 2026 to 17 January 2026 Purpose of visit: Meeting with journalists and political leaders (Registered 11 February 2026)
Name of donor: Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Address of donor: 2 Ketagalan Boulevard, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100202, Taiwan Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights £6,090, Accommodation £435, Taxis £240, Meals £158, value £6,923 Destination of visit: Taiwan Dates of visit: 17 January 2026 to 21 January 2026 Purpose of visit: Meeting with Taiwanese officials (Registered 11 February 2026)
Name of donor: Observer Research Foundation Address of donor: 20 Rouse Avenue Institutional Area, Near Bal Bhavan, ITO, New Delhi 110002, India Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Return flights (£3,922), accommodation including food (£666), Airport Transfers (£37), value £4,625 Destination of visit: India (Delhi) Dates of visit: 4 March 2026 to 8 March 2026 Purpose of visit: Political and Commonwealth War Graves Commission meetings. (Registered 2 April 2026)
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year (2)
Type of land/property: Residential property (flats) Number of properties: 4 Location: Essonne, France Ownership details: Owned jointly with three family members (Registered 4 June 2015)
Type of land/property: Agricultural land (including forestry) Location: Essonne, France Ownership details: Owned jointly with eleven family members (Registered 4 June 2015)
7. (ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,000 (1)
Name of company or organisation: AccuRx Ltd Nature of business: A software company building technology to improve communication in healthcare. Interest held: from 23 March 2026 (Registered 23 March 2026)
8. Miscellaneous (15)
Chairman of the Conservative Friends of Afghanistan. Date interest arose: 25 March 2019 (Registered 1 April 2019)
Commissioned officer in Royal Naval Reserve. Date interest arose: 1 April 2022 (Registered 12 April 2022)
Distinguished Fellow at the Hudson Institute, Washington DC, USA Date interest arose: 1 February 2025 (Registered 26 February 2025)
Chairman of the Dossity Advisory Board Date interest arose: 26 March 2025 (Registered 9 April 2025)
Commissioner of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 1 May 2025 (Registered 8 May 2025)
Member of the Advisory Board of United Against a Nuclear Iran. This is a non-profit that campaigns against Iran's nuclear ambitions. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 23 June 2025)
Appointment as a patron of Hong Kong Watch. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 27 June 2025 (Registered 27 June 2025)
Parliamentary patron of the Conservative Friends of CANZUK. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 1 July 2025 (Registered 16 July 2025)
Holding below registrable threshold in Juliand Digital Ltd (productivity software). These shares were transferred to a blind trust in May 2023 and returned August 2025. Date interest arose: 22 August 2025 (Registered 4 September 2025)
Name of donor: Brox.AI Advisory Board Member (I have a shareholding that is below the threshold for registration under Category 7) Date interest arose: 23 December 2025 (Registered 6 February 2026)
Name of donor: International Centre for Defence and Security Member of the International Advisory Board [unpaid] Date interest arose: 31 January 2026 (Registered 6 February 2026)
Name of donor: Peace.com, Inc/Peace Planet Ltd Advisory Board Member (I have a shareholding that is below the threshold for registration under Category 7). Date interest arose: 2 February 2026 (Registered 6 February 2026)
Chairman of the Conservative Friends of Hong Kong. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 27 January 2026 (Registered 11 February 2026)
Member of the Leadership Council, Fortify Rights. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 23 February 2026 (Registered 23 February 2026)
Chairman, Conservative Friends of Hong Kong. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 23 January 2026 (Registered 23 February 2026)