Labour is set to try and block Boris Johnson’s controversial changes to the rules governing the conduct of ministers.
The opposition say amendments unveiled this week ‘waters down’ the ministerial code at a time when the prime minister’s own behaviour is under scrutiny.
Ms Rayner said the PM’s new foreword to the code had removed ‘all references to integrity, objectivity, accountability, transparency, honesty and leadership in the public interest’. Mr Johnson’s application of the code previous came under scrutiny when the Home Secretary was allowed to stay in post despite being found to have bullied staff.
There was widespread anger on the Tory benches after they were whipped to vote for an overhaul of the sleaze watchdog and spare the veteran MP a suspension for paid lobbying., an episode which fundamentally weakened Mr Johnson’s position in his party. ‘Serious breaches of the ministerial code must result in resignation, whether they are deliberately misleading Parliament, bullying staff, bribery or sexual assault.
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