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Matt Hancock broke rules on post-ministerial jobs, Parliament watchdog says

Matt Hancock has broken Government rules by not consulting Parliament’s anti-corruption watchdog before appearing on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, the body’s chairman has ruled. Lord Pickles, the Tory chair of the Advisory Committee on ...

22 Nov 2022 at 20:39

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 of the ...

22 Jul 2023 at 10:19

Grenfell in numbers on fifth anniversary of fire

In the five years since the Grenfell Tower fire, there have been four housing secretaries, three evacuated families are still awaiting permanent homes, and two phases of a public inquiry into the tragedy. Grenfell survivors and bereaved ...

13 Jun 2022 at 07:41

Bridgen stripped of Tory whip for ‘utterly unacceptable’ Covid vaccine comments

MP Andrew Bridgen has been stripped of the Tory whip after appearing to compare Covid-19 vaccines with the Holocaust. The North West Leicestershire MP tweeted an article questioning the safety of the vaccines, adding: “As one ...

11 Jan 2023 at 13:53

Greensill scandal could happen again, Tory peer warns

The Greensill scandal could happen again because the Government has not changed procedures enough since it came to light, Tory peer Eric Pickles has warned. Lord Pickles, who chairs the Advisory Committee on Business ...

09 Jun 2022 at 17:42

Boris Johnson breached rules by being ‘evasive’ about links to hedge fund

Former prime minister Boris Johnson has breached UK Government rules by being “evasive” about his relationship with a company that set up a meeting between him and Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, the business ...

19 Apr 2024 at 17:12

Ex-minister defiant as Tory party launches probe into antisemitism claims

A former Conservative minister has said the decision to investigate him over accusations he used “antisemitic tropes” could prove “dangerously harmful” to the party’s reputation. Sir Alan Duncan said the ...

04 Apr 2024 at 16:53

Ex-minister faces probe after being accused of using ‘antisemitic tropes’

A former Conservative minister is being investigated by his party over comments accusing two Tory peers of “exercising the interests of another country”. Sir Alan Duncan, who served as a Foreign Office ...

04 Apr 2024 at 16:09

Andrew Bridgen stripped of Tory whip over Covid vaccine comments

Andrew Bridgen has had the Conservative Party whip removed after having “crossed a line” in his criticism of the Covid-19 vaccine. The North West Leicestershire MP has been increasingly vocal in ...

11 Jan 2023 at 12:36

Ex-watchdog chair warns of loss of public trust over business appointments

A lack of transparency surrounding senior civil servants taking on new jobs could lead to a “fatal” loss of public trust in the political system, the former head of the lobbying watchdog has ...

11 Jun 2025 at 11:26

Government warned it ‘cannot afford’ to lose another ethics adviser

The Government cannot afford to lose another ethics adviser, the head of the business appointments watchdog has warned. The warning by Lord Pickles, chairman of the independent Advisory ...

27 Dec 2022 at 14:01

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