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Former Cabinet Minister Peter Hain was guilty of "serious and substantial" failures in not registering donations to his Labour deputy leadership campaign, according to the Commons Standards and Privileges Committee. Peter Hain was guilty of "serious and substantial" failures in not registering donations, the Commons standards watchdog has said.
Mr Hain said the Committee had accepted his mistakes were "honest", and he would be making an apology on the floor of the Commons. The former cabinet minister was cleared last month by police over the late declaration of £103,000 of donations to his Labour deputy leadership bid.
But he has been rapped by the Commons Standards and Privileges Committee.
Mr Hain said the committee had accepted his mistakes were "honest" and he would be making an apology in the Commons.