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The BVI Beacon Cabinet Briefs (March 31, April 7 and April 14, 2021) Governor John Rankin chaired Cabinet meetings on March 31, April 7 and April 14 at the Financial Services Commission’s Conference Room in Pasea. All members were present at all three … Governor John Rankin chaired Cabinet meetings on March 31, April 7 and April 14 at the Financial Services Commission’s Conference Room in Pasea. All members were present at all three meetings. March 31 meeting On March 31, the Cabi...

Correspondence between Lord Evans and Debbie Abrahams MP, Caroline Lucas MP and Layla Moran MP Lord Evans replied to a letter from Debbie Abrahams MP, Caroline Lucas MP and Layla Moran MP, regarding ethics and truthfulness in public life in relation to the Ministerial Code From: Request an accessible format. If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email public@public-standards.gov.uk. P...

Margaret Jay was quick to ensure we all knew she had nothing to do with the Cash for Curtains row last week – but wasn’t so forthcoming about the fact that she is already facing a separate investigation. As soon as it emerged Baroness Jay had been asked to join a trust to fund Carrie Antoinette’s gold wallpaper habit, the Labour peer appeared on Newsnight to tell us that nothing untoward had happened. However, I can reveal that the peer is currently under investigation by Parliament’s w...

The truth about the claim Boris Johnson would let the bodies pile high rather than order more lockdowns: GLEN OWEN reveals what was REALLY said - and the context - as hunt for Redthroat mole leaking to Labour focuses on PMs private office Boris Johnson was warned that a senior civil servant at the heart of Downing Street was leaking information  The official, who is still at Number 10, was being watched by Dominic Cummings and his loyal supporters It is claimed Boris Johnson ignored the warnin...

Improving ethical standards in government Briefing paper 30 Apr 2021 Publisher Description The role of former prime minister, David Cameron, in lobbying on behalf of failed finance company Greensill Capital has sparked controversy. The episode has shown the need to change some of the rules that regulate relations between business and government, and enforce existing ones far better. A patchwork of enforcement bodies oversee a range of rules on standards, ethics and a...

How to fix government sleaze As the latest string of scandals shows, we should not allow Boris Johnson to mark his own homework Illustration by Ian Morris The prime minister sets the rules. The prime minister chooses the person to advise on the rules. The prime minister decides whether to ask that person to investigate a breach, and whether to publish the “independent” adviser’s report. He then decides if any consequences should follow. Even the dopiest algorithm could spot that this is a...

Lord Berkeley, Wendover Parish Council and MPs have repeatedly appealed to the Department for Transport (DfT) to review plans for the Chilterns section of

Boris Johnson today defended keeping powers to overrule his new sleaze adviser Lord Geidt despite complaints the PM being in control is comparable to a thief investigating a burglary. The PM insisted the newly-appointed ministerial standards adviser will do an outstanding job after he was tasked with reviewing the murky funding of the No11 flat refurbishment. Mr Johnson also stopped short of committing to publish the peers findings, despite Labour and the chair of the independent Committee on S...

Sir Keir Starmer and Rossendale Council leader Cllr Alyson Barnes in Rawtenstall SIR Keir Starmer said on visit to East Lancashire today that Boris Johnson could clear up questions over who initially paid for the refurbishment of his Downing Street flat in 30 seconds with a straight answer. The Labour leader was in Rawtenstall on a local election campaign visit as pressure piled up on the Prime Minister over the £200,000 revamp and whether he said would rather see bodies pile high than tak...

28 Apr 2021 The leaders of six opposition parties in the House of Commons are accusing Boris Johnson of “a consistent failure to be honest” – a charge the Prime Minister denies. Who gets to decide whether someone in power is guilty of lying? And what penalties are in place for those who are found to have deliberately misled parliament or the public? Code breaking? In a joint letter to the Speaker of the House of Commons, the leaders of the Greens, SNP, Lib Dem...