BRADFORD South MP Judith Cummins has asked the Prime Minister about a controversial London property deal at Prime Ministers Questions today.

Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick MP approved the £1 billion housing development after sitting next to the developer, Richard Desmond, who is also a Conservative Party donor, at a Tory fundraising dinner. His approval meant the developer avoided £40m in tax.

Mr Jenrick has previously admitted showing “apparent bias” in approving the scheme, which has since been overturned.

Ms Cummins asked the Prime Minister about his links with the scheme when Mayor of London and what involvement he has had with it recently.

She then called on him to publish all relevant correspondence between 10 Downing Street and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Ms Cummins said: “The Communities Secretary has admitted unlawfully over-ruling his own planning inspector to allow the Westferry Development to go ahead, potentially saving the developer Richard Desmond, who is a Conservative Party donor, £40 million in tax.

“He did this just weeks after sitting next to the developer at a Tory fundraising dinner.

“Given that this was the same scheme that the PM tried to push through when he was Mayor of London that reappeared after he entered Downing Street, will he now tell the House what conversations he had with the Secretary of State about the scheme, and will he publish all relevant correspondence between No 10 and the Department?”

Boris Johnson said: “I’ve had no conversations on that matter whatever, nor any exchanges of any kind.”