David Amess

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  • Jan.06.2017: Are APPGs a 'dark space' for covert lobbying? Critics say the 550-plus all-party parliamentary groups are used by business to reach lawmakers and influence policy. The veteran Tory MP Sir David Amess and the unionist MP Ian Paisley Jr spoke out in February to defend the actions and reputation of a former dictator of the Maldives. Amess is chair of the all-party British-Maldives parliamentary group and has visited the island on many occasions for at least nine years. In February, he and Paisley, a fellow group member, went on an all-expenses-paid trip to visit its pristine white beaches and five-star hotels. Amess praised Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who ruled the Maldives for 30 years by jailing his political opponents. "I applaud former president Gayoom in bringing democracy to the Maldives," the member for Southend West said during a trip wholly paid for by the Maldives foreign ministry, led by Gayoom’s daughter Dunya Maumoon. Gayoom’s half-brother, Abdulla Yameen, became the president in 2013 and has been criticised for also jailing opposition politicians. Rajeev Syal, Caelainn Barr, The Guardian.