Group draws up 100 proposals, including that ministers swear oath to uphold a new code of standardsMinisters should have to swear an oath to uphold ethical standards in public life after years of scandals and declining trust in...
Read MoreExclusive: Ethics watchdog castigates government over power imbalance and affect on morale of erosion in conventionsMinisters’ disparaging public attacks on civil servants have damaged staff retention and morale in...
Read MoreQuestions raised on loopholes in ban on foreign donations to political parties and their effects on the electoral systemThe head of the government’s ethics advisory body has called for an overhaul of the rules on political...
Read MorePermanent secretary told about alleged request in autumn, say sources, as home secretary fails to calm Tory nerves in CommonsThe most senior civil servant in the Home Office was made aware of allegations that Suella Braverman...
Read MoreNo 10 appears to distance itself from home secretary amid growing political storm about possible breach of ministerial codeRishi Sunak is under intense pressure to launch an investigation into whether Suella Braverman broke the...
Read MoreNo 10 appears to distance itself from home secretary amid growing political storm about possible breach of ministerial codeRishi Sunak is under intense pressure to launch an investigation into whether Suella Braverman broke the...
Read MorePM allegedly given advice about inquiry into minister’s taxes when he appointed him Tory party chairRishi Sunak was told there could be a reputational risk to the government from Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs when he...
Read MoreNext ethics adviser, when appointed by Rishi Sunak, will probably face calls to open at least two complex casesUK politics live – latest news updatesForty potential breaches of the ministerial code have never been referred...
Read MoreConcern that PM wants to keep same remit as for Christopher Geidt, with no enhanced powersSeveral candidates have turned down the role of Rishi Sunak’s ethics adviser, to which the prime minister had pledged to appoint...
Read MoreBusiness day at party’s autumn conference will give lobbyists and CEOs access to senior ministers, raising ethics concerns The Tories are selling access to the likely new chancellor and senior ministers at almost...
Read MoreHeadteachers’ leader to accuse government of failure of leadershipThe leader of a headteachers’ union will claim the government is undermining the teaching of decency and honesty in schools, after...
Read MoreLabour urge Speaker to summon senior minister as poll reveals 40% of voters think Tories are corruptLabour is aiming to force a senior minister before parliament this week to account for the growing sleaze crisis engulfing No 10...
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