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Post-ministerial jobs watchdog closes as part of UK government ethics shake-up

Exclusive: Acoba’s functions split between two regulators and new Ethics and Integrity Commission to oversee others

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2025

Ministers seeking ‘inappropriate’ influence on elections watchdog – ethics tsar

Doug Chalmers said it was ‘inappropriate for the government of the day to seek to guide the work of the independent electoral commission’.

Evening Standard · Aug 6, 2025

Ministers who serve less than six months in government won’t get payoffs as PM tightens rules on ‘golden goodbyes’

The revolving door of Liz Truss and Boris Johnson’s governments cost the taxpayer more than £3 million in severance payoffs

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025