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Cricket Scotland board resigns ahead of independent report into racism release

The entire Cricket Scotland board resigned 24 hours before an independent report is set to outline institutional racism within the sport and governing body. The board members say they stepped down to allow new governance structures to be created in ...

24 Jul 2022 at 16:04

MPs want ex-ministers to face legal action if they break ‘revolving door’ rules

Politicians should face legal action if they fall foul of the rules by abusing the “revolving door” between Government and private sector jobs, MPs said. The terms governing ministers’ employment prospects on leaving their Whitehall roles should ...

02 Dec 2022 at 08:25

Downing Street braced for more bullying allegations against Dominic Raab

Downing Street was braced for the number of allegations in the bullying investigation into Dominic Raab to have swelled significantly after it was reported that at least 24 civil servants are involved in formal complaints. No 10 insisted on ...

26 Jan 2023 at 17:32

Small number of badly behaved MPs should not ‘tarnish’ Parliament, watchdog says

The behaviour of a small number of MPs should not be allowed to “tarnish” the reputation of Parliament as a whole, the new Commons standards watchdog has warned. Daniel Greenberg, the new Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, said the ...

18 Jan 2023 at 00:33

Zahawi inquiry could conclude quickly amid pressure on Downing Street

The investigation into Nadhim Zahawi may conclude in as little as 10 days, according to some suggestions, as Downing Street continues to face pressure over the Tory chairman’s tax affairs. Rishi Sunak has ordered an investigation by Sir ...

26 Jan 2023 at 09:53

Rees-Mogg warns against being ‘too snowflakey’ over Raab bullying claims

Senior Conservative Jacob Rees-Mogg has warned against being “too snowflakey” over bullying allegations as he defended Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab. Rishi Sunak has refused to suspend Mr Raab despite the number of allegations to ...

31 Jan 2023 at 21:18

Rayner admits Labour’s standards overhaul plan would still have ‘role for PM’

Angela Rayner has acknowledged that Labour’s proposed overhaul of the standards system would still involve “a role for the prime minister” of the day but promised greater powers for an independent ethics watchdog. The party’s deputy ...

13 Jul 2023 at 12:08

Rules to stop ex-ministers taking plum jobs were toothless – vetting watchdog

The current rules around preventing a revolving door of former ministers being rewarded with plum jobs in the industry they previously presided over are “toothless” and needed strengthening, a peer has said. Lord Pickles, chairman ...

22 Jul 2023 at 10:19

Yousaf ‘astonished’ as Tory MP says alleged racist donor comments are ‘trivia’

The First Minister said he was “astonished” that a Conservative minister dismissed an alleged racist comment made by a party donor as “trivia”. On Wednesday, Kemi Badenoch, Conservative MP for Saffron Walden and Business and ...

20 Mar 2024 at 23:00

World

Republicans on ethics committee reject releasing report on Matt Gaetz

Republicans on the US House Ethics Committee voted on Wednesday against releasing a report on their long-running investigation into President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, Matt Gaetz, the top Democrat ...

20 Nov 2024 at 21:44

Scotland

Ethics watchdog has improved but still faces challenges, say auditors

The ethics body which investigates complaints about MSPs and councillors still has significant challenges to address despite making improvements, auditors have said. Audit Scotland previously highlighted a “disturbing” ...

31 Jan 2023 at 17:18

Disgraced breast surgeon must give evidence at inquests of 62 of his patients

Rogue breast surgeon Ian Paterson must give evidence at inquests into the deaths of 62 of his patients, a coroner has ruled, after the disgraced doctor launched a last-minute bid to have his witness summons revoked. ...

21 Oct 2024 at 16:22

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