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Boosted transparency and spectre of honours impact form part of anti-corruption watchdog’s drive

Lep Network chair Mark Bretton tells LGC the body's members have addressed governance concerns raised in 2018 and must not be left out of future growth

Mid Norfolk MP George Freeman. Picture: Archant - Credit: Ian Burt A Norfolk MP is facing fresh allegations of breaching the ministerial code by an anti-corruption watchdog, a claim he says is a "misunderstanding". In November Conservative MP George Freeman was first accused of breaching the ministerial code due to his work with a PPE firm Aerosol Shield last summer.  The Mid Norfolk MP earned £5,000 for 27 hours of "technology consulting" with the company which was developing PPE for front...

A Tory MP is under new investigation by the UKs anti-corruption watchdog after it rejected his appeal demands insider@insider.com (Henry Dyer) © Getty Conservative MP George Freeman is under investigation for further potential breaches of the ministerial code. Getty EXCLUSIVE: A Conservative MP and former health minister is under fresh investigation by the UKs anti-corruption watchdog after it rejected his demands for an appeal. Insider revealed last month that George Freeman...

Stephen Hammond told panel he believed clearance was only required for roles connected with recent departmental responsibilities

New analysis by Declassified UK has discovered the striking extent to which former senior public officials often find lucrative employment in oil, gas and mining companies after they leave office. Dozens of former secretaries of state, ministers, heads of intelligence agencies, ambassadors and chiefs of the British military take advantage of a revolving door that allows them to work for corporations in a sector whose interests some have promoted while in office. Former secretaries of state Sir...

Former US Special Envoy Elan Carr joins Combat Anti-Semitism Movement’s advisory board Former US Special Envoy Elan Carr joins Combat Anti-Semitism Movement’s advisory board As U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, Elan S. Carr spearheaded global diplomacy campaign tackling Jew-hatred, including groundbreaking agreements. Elan Carr, U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism, addresses the European Jewish Association’s (EJA) annual policy conference in Paris,...

George Freeman, MP for Mid Norfolk, has been accused of breaching ministerial code - Credit: Archant A Norfolk MP accused of breaching ministerial code by working for a PPE firm has slammed the anti-corruption watchdog for what he calls "misrepresentation".  George Freeman says he is "appalled" at the Mid Norfolk MP George Freeman has been accused of breaking ministerial code by working for a PPE firm - Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The MP for Mid Norfolk worked for Aerosol Shield last su...

The government’s transfer of the costs of local services from grants to council tax is regressive, writes the director of LSE London.  Council tax is in

A law banning companies from trading with countries guilty of genocide is vital if we are to stand up to inhumane authoritarianism