Latest updates: prime minister faces question in Commons before standards debate laterKeir Starmer calls Boris Johnson ‘a coward, not a leader’ in PMQs clashMPs should be able to do 10-15 hours in second jobs a week, says ministerMichael Gove backer wo…
The Guardian view on Boris Johnson’s Britain: cry, the corrupt country
The prime minister’s denials are both a thoughtless exaggeration and a wholly inadequate response to recent scandalsBoris Johnson headed back to the Cop26 conference this week, doubtless hoping that his trip might divert attention from the sleaze alleg…
Minister backs ban on MPs having lobbying-based second jobs
Anne-Marie Trevelyan’s remarks come before Commons debate on sleazeA cabinet minister has said she backs a ban on MPs having lobbying-based second jobs after Owen Paterson’s departure from parliament, in the run-up to a Commons debate on wider allegati…
Home Office, Foreign Office and MoJ worst for openness, finds report
Research into government transparency by leading thinktank shows some departments release far less information than they shouldThe Home Office, the Foreign Office and the Ministry of Justice have been named as the worst-performing government department…
Tax Loopholes and Revolving Doors (Occupy K Street)
How Accounting Giants Craft Favorable Tax Rules From Inside Government [ungated] – “Lawyers from top accounting firms do brief stints in the Treasury Department, with the expectation of big raises when they return.” also btw…
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US giants top tech industry’s $100M+ a year lobbying blitz in EU
The scale of the tech industry’s spending to influence the European Union’s tech policy agenda has been laid out in a report published today by Corporate Europe Observatory and Lobbycontrol — which found hundreds of companies, groups and business associations shelling out a total of €97 million (~$115M) annually lobbying EU institutions. The level of […]
David Cameron urged to address reports he made $10m from Greensill
Labour says if figure is wrong as ex-PM’s spokesperson has suggested, then he should set record straightDavid Cameron is under growing pressure to answer further questions about his involvement in Greensill Capital, given he reportedly made up to $10m …
Labour accuses Philip Hammond of breaking ministerial code
Former Tory chancellor reportedly wrote to Treasury to advocate for a bank he is a paid adviser forThe former chancellor Philip Hammond has been accused by Labour of breaking the ministerial code, after reportedly writing to the Treasury to advocate fo…
Labour increases pressure for ‘cronyism’ inquiry into Tory co-chair Ben Elliot
Opposition writes to committee on standards in public life over claims he blurred business and political interestsLabour is intensifying its demands for an inquiry into the activities of the Conservative party’s co-chair after claims that he ran a secr…
Tory co-chair and Mr Fix-it Ben Elliot who is caught in donors’ club row
The well-connected nephew of the Duchess of Cornwall is accused of blurring the line between business and politicsCinematic music builds over crisp black and white footage showing Ben Elliot – nephew of the Duchess of Cornwall and co-chair of the Tory …