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The Cabinet Secretary has defended the Prime Minister’s role as the ultimate arbitrator of the ministerial code, after critics argued the current system means Boris Johnson is able to “mark his own homework”. It comes as the Prime Minister’s ministerial standards adviser, Lord Geidt, is in the process of undertaking an investigation into how renovations on 11 Downing Street, where Mr Johnson lives with his fiancee Carrie Symonds, were funded. The cost of the work was reportedly £200,000. Opposition MPs have raised concerns that Lord Geidt, who was appointed last month to the vacant post, is not sufficiently independent because Mr Johnson remains the “ultimate arbiter” of the ministerial code, so he would be “judge and jury” in concluding whether he had committed any wrongdoing through the financing of the upgrades.

United kingdomPrime ministerPriti patelAlex allanMatt dunhamCarrie symondsBoris johnsonCivil serviceLords constitution committeeElectoral commissionCabinet secretaryLord geidtSimon caseDowning streetConservative partyMinister boris johnson