Call to strip Boris Johnson of responsibility for enforcing lobbying rules msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The SNP s Pete Wishart slammed the cronyism crisis engulfing Boris Johnson s government brought to light by former PM David Cameron s lobbying attempts SCOTLAND S longest-serving MP has hit out at the cronyism crisis engulfing the Tory government at Westminster – saying Scots can ditch the “House of Sleaze” for an independent future. It was recently revealed that former prime minister David Cameron lobbied UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Matt Hancock on behalf of finance firm Greensill Capital in an attempt to secure access to taxpayer-funded Covid loan schemes. There are currently seven inquiries looking to investigate this latest Tory scandal.
A cabinet minister defended embattled David Cameron yesterday as details emerged of how the former prime minister had lobbied the NHS for staff data on behalf of Greensill Capital.
Mr Cameron’s one-time press secretary George Eustice said his old boss had not broken any rules in his work for the controversial finance firm and said former politicians must be allowed to start new careers.
Mr Eustice, now the Environment Secretary, also insisted that the UK had ‘quite robust’ rules governing ministers’ behaviour but signalled that some ‘tweaks’ could be made in response to the swirling scandal over lobbying and business interests.
Boris Johnson will seek to get on the front foot on Monday by announcing a replacement for Sir Alex Allan, who quit as the Prime Minister s independent adviser on ministerial standards last November. The next list of ministerial interests is also likely to be published in the next 72 hours.
Separately, the standards system governing those in public life could be strengthened to cover culture and personal responsibility after a landscape review by the Committee on Standards in Public Life.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4 s Westminster Hour, Lord Evans of Weardale, the committee’s chairman, also called for the Prime Minister s independent adviser on ministerial interests to have the power to start investigations.
Standards watchdog head calls for more oversight of minister interests thenews.com.pk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thenews.com.pk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.