Boris Johnson is considering not replacing the ethics adviser after leaving Lord Hyde
The former anti-corruption activist says Boris Johnson needs to find a new ethics adviser to replace Lord Hyde, who resigned earlier this week after being placed in an “impossible and hateful” position. .
John Penrose, who left his own role earlier this month in response to the Prime Minister’s response to the Partygate scandal, commented after reports suggested that Lord Hyde would not be replaced.
“You can’t just pretend it doesn’t matter and there’s no work to be done,” he told BBC Radio 4’s Today program.
Referring to the unfinished investigation into the renovation of apartments on Downing Street, Mr Penrose added that it was important not to leave “really quite harmful issues hanging”.
Lord Hyde becomes the second ethics adviser to resign in less than two years under Mr Johnson, with the Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) warning the prime minister not to make plans to replace the high-ranking adviser with an anonymous committee of staff to monitor the code of conduct for ministers.
Removing the post of adviser would be a “step backwards” that would “risk further damaging public perceptions of standards”, said CSPL President Lord Evans.
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Linton Crosby attended the prime minister’s morning meeting, a source said
Political strategist Linton Crosby attended the prime minister’s meetings at 8:30 a.m., a source told the Guardian.
Source number 10 said the discussions were party-political and not related to state business.
Labor has been struck by what they say could be “Mr Crosby’s inappropriate access to high-level government decision-making”.
“It smells like even more Tory crime,” tweeted Labor deputy leader Angela Raynor.
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“Big mistake” to remove the role of ethics adviser, warns former anti-corruption king Boris Johnson
Continuing my earlier post, here’s Rob Merrick, our deputy political editor, with more on John Penrose’s comments this morning:
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The prime minister is rightly attacking lawyers for flights to Rwanda, the minister said
Business Secretary Paul Scully defended the prime minister over an attack on lawyers.
Boris Johnson has accused lawyers of “instigating” criminal gangs by trying to block Interior Ministry’s planned flights to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda.
“We feel that we have done it in a fair and reasonable way and no court has yet ruled that the deal with Rwanda is illegal,” Mr Scully told Times Radio.
Asked if he thought Mr Johnson’s comments were appropriate, Mr Scully said: “I think the end result is that if we block measures to tackle the English Channel, then human traffickers will invariably continue to use their disgusting trade and push people on small boats and risk their lives. “
Rory Sullivan June 17, 2022 08:52
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A new ethics adviser needs to be appointed, says the former anti-corruption king
Former anti-corruption king Boris Johnson has said the government should appoint a new ethics adviser following Lord Hyde’s resignation.
John Penrose, a conservative MP from Western-super-Mare, left his own role earlier this month after accusing the prime minister of violating the Partygate ministerial code.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today on Friday about reports that Lord Hyde would not be replaced, he said: “Obviously you can change the role a bit, but you should not weaken the role.
“You can’t just pretend it doesn’t matter and there’s no work to be done.”
Referring to Lord Hyde’s unfinished investigation into the renovation of apartments on Downing Street, he added: it’s here to make sure you don’t leave any really harmful issues hanging and that anything that isn’t done is not just forgotten and lost. ”
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Ministers defend the prime minister over Hyde’s resignation
Ministers struggled to defend Boris Johnson’s achievements after his ethics adviser, Lord Hyde, resigned as he was put in what he called an “impossible and hateful” position.
During news tours on Friday, Business Minister Paul Scully backed his boss.
Asked by Sky News if he believed the prime minister met “the highest standards required of his office”, Mr Scully said yes. “Yes, I can,” he said.
“As for the behavior of the Prime Minister, he rightly wants to draw a line under the so-called because people are more worried about the cost of living, what this will mean for their mortgages and their bills in the coming days and months, ”said Mr Scully.
The business minister added that it would not be necessary to replace Lord Hyde, as long as there was another “mechanism” to keep the rulers to the highest standards.
Rory Sullivan June 17, 2022 08:00
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There will be no tax cuts before inflation is curbed, Gove said
The government cannot do everything it wants to support society with the cost of living crisis due to rising inflation, said Community Secretary Michael Gove.
Inflation will have to be curbed before taxes are cut, he said.
The comments came after the Bank of England warned that inflation could exceed 11% this year.
Speaking at The Times’ summit on Thursday, Mr Gove said: “When you push inflation out of the system, you will rely on the Bank of England and the government to have fiscal and monetary policy, which will inevitably mean no we can do all the things we would ideally like to do to support people in difficult times. ”
Rory Sullivan June 17, 2022 07:46
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Farmers and food producers will lose almost 300 million British pounds from the trade agreement with Australia, MPs warn
Farmers and food producers need state aid as they could lose up to £ 300m from the trade deal with Australia, lawmakers said.
Trade experts estimate that the UK will see only 0.08% of GDP by 2035 as a result of the agreement, while Australia expects export growth to be six times higher.
Robert Goodwill, chairman of the Conservative Committee, said the government must ensure that the agricultural and food sectors are “no worse” than the Australia agreement.
“The government must commit to helping the food and agricultural sectors regain the lost £ 278 million they will experience from this deal,” he said.
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The Tories say Harriet Harman should withdraw from a party investigation № 10
Tory lawmakers have called on Harriet Harman to step down from an investigation into whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled parliament after finding historical comments from her on the issue.
The Labor veteran MP was accused of prejudging the outcome of the investigation after it became clear in April that she had published that Mr Johnson appeared to have “misled the House of Commons”.
Ms Harman was placed on the Committee on Parliamentary Privileges earlier this week to replace Chris Bryant, who was removed after calling Mr Johnson a “proven liar” who had “repeatedly lied to Parliament”.
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UK judges may block plan to deport asylum seekers in Rwanda, Dominic Raab admits
UK judges may rule that the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda is illegal, Dominic Raab admitted.
Ministers attacked the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) for preventing the first flight on Tuesday night, insisting they have the domestic legal powers they need to act.
But Mr Raab acknowledged that a full judicial review by the Supreme Court in late July could hamper policy after the government refused to pass new legislation to allow it.
“Well, I don’t know what the courts will decide at the main hearing,” the deputy prime minister told LBC Radio.
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The NI protocol undermined the Good Friday Agreement, says Trus
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the Northern Ireland Protocol and its impact had undermined the Good Friday Agreement.
“So we see that people in Northern Ireland do not have access to the same goods as people in Britain. We see customs costs for trade in goods across the Irish Sea. “We see people who can’t benefit from the same tax breaks as people in the UK,” she told Sky News.
“People in Northern Ireland … feel less connected to Britain and don’t benefit from being part of the United Kingdom. This is a problem that we have to deal with, it has been going on for 18 months now.
“We had 18 months of negotiations and we have not reached anywhere. The European Union has said it is ready to change the protocol, so we must act to ensure that we restore the supremacy of the Good Friday Agreement, “she added.
Alicia Rahaman Sarkar June 17, 2022 06:35
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