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Boris Johnson told to release ethics adviser’s resignation letter to reveal why he quit

Former holder of post warns public will ‘draw their own conclusions’ if letter is kept secret

The Independent UK

Profile: the ethics adviser challenged with investigating the PM

Lord Geidt shied away from making a judgment on whether Boris Johnson broke the ministerial code

The Guardian - UK

Lord Christopher Geidt: Former royal aide who advised PM on ethics

Lord Geidt took on the role of ethics adviser in April 2021 after a decade as the Queen’s private secretary

The Independent UK

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UK PM Boris Johnson's ethics adviser resigns

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's independent adviser on ministers' interests Christopher Geidt said on Wednesday he had resigned.

Reuters

New crisis for Boris Johnson as ethics adviser quits

Calls for prime minister to quit after second custodian of ministerial code stands down

The Independent UK

Lord Geidt, the ultimate stooge, struggles to maintain the illusion of authority

Independent adviser on ministers’ interests sounded as if he had never read the ‘independent’ part of the job description

The Guardian - UK

‘Reasonable’ to suggest PM may have broken code over Partygate, says ethics adviser

Lord Geidt implies to Commons committee he did not have power to investigate Boris Johnson’s potential breach of lockdown rules

The Guardian - UK

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Johnson's ethics adviser fails to deny he considered quitting over partygate

BORIS Johnson’s independent ethics adviser has refused to deny he considered resigning over the Prime Minister’s response to the partygate…

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser hints he would have launched Partygate inquiry if power existed

But Lord Geidt criticised over a failure to investigate leak of Northern Ireland Protocol legal advice – arguing that ‘rests with government’

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on being Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser: the impossible job

Editorial: Lord Geidt’s exasperated intervention should spur Conservative rebel MPs to move against a prime minister who is demeaning public life

The Guardian - UK

Like a frenzied gameshow contestant, Boris Johnson leaps over every obstacle

Covered in goo, jumping desperately between rotating rollers, the prime minister refuses to gather his dignity and leave, says political journalist Martha Gill

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson news – live: PM denies he is ‘habitual liar’ in Mumsnet interview

‘People throw all sorts of accusations at me,’ Johnson says in his defence

The Independent UK

Johnson denies breaking ministerial code following ethics chief’s report

PM writes to Lord Geidt after adviser says it is ‘legitimate question’ whether Partygate fixed-penalty notice constitutes breach

The Guardian - UK

Ministerial code at risk of ‘ridicule’ over Partygate, Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser warns

Lord Geidt says his repeated advice was not heeded by Downing Street

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson, the party animal, has vomited over standards in public life

Sue Gray’s investigation into Partygate underlines how much will have to be done to disinfect our government institutions when Mr Johnson is finally thrown out

Reuters

UK ministerial code updated to set out possible sanctions for breaches

British ministers who breach the government's code of conduct will not be expected to resign, an official document published on Friday said with an updated version of the rule book setting out a range of alternative sanctions.

The Independent UK

Ministers to escape sack for ethics breaches, as Boris Johnson accused of ‘rigging’ rules

‘Banana republic territory’: Rewrite of standards rulebook sparks horror in Westminster

The Independent UK

Ethics probe clears UK Treasury chief over wife's tax status

A British government ethics advisor has cleared Treasury chief Rishi Sunak of wrongdoing over his wife’s tax affairs and his possession of a U.S. permanent resident’s card

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The Guardian - UK

What do we know about Boris Johnson’s Downing Street flat renovation?

As Labour demands investigation by Metropolitan police, we assess what we know so far

The Guardian - UK

Met considering whether to investigate PM over Downing Street flat refurb

Exclusive: Solicitors for Labour have written to Cressida Dick suggesting force is ‘duty-bound’ to launch inquiry

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