Reform UK’s deputy leader Richard Tice has apologised in the House of Commons for failing to declare a trip to Israel during a debate on pro-Israel influence on UK politics.
The MP for Boston and Skegness said he did not mention the visit, which was funded by Reform Friends of Israel, during a speech he made in a Westminster Hall debate on 22 June.
Although the trip was recorded in his register of interests, Tice acknowledged he should have declared it during his speech.
The parliamentary commissioner for standards has been investigating whether Tice broke rules requiring MPs to be “open and frank in declaring any relevant interest” during debates in Parliament.
The visit to Israel took place between 26 and 30 September 2025 and was declared in Tice’s register of interests on 19 October 2025.
According to the register, external, the trip cost an estimated £6,250, covering flights, accommodation, transport and hospitality for two people.
It states that Tice met Israel’s foreign minister and president during the visit.
Tice told MPs: “Whilst the trip is properly recorded in my register of interests I should have declared it during the speech. That is a breach of the rules and I apologise to this good House.”
Rule 6 of the parliamentary code of conduct says: “Members must always be open and frank in declaring any relevant interest in any proceeding of the House or its committees, and in any communications with ministers, members, public officials or public office holders.”
The parliamentary commissioner for standards opened an investigation into whether Tice had failed to declare an interest on 28 July, with the inquiry extended on 20 August.
The commissioner has not yet published his decision and the inquiry is ongoing.
