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Complaints to ‘malfunctioning’ watchdog will not be re-investigated, MSPs hear

Complaints about MSPs and councillors which were made to a “malfunctioning” ethical standards watchdog will not be reinvestigated, it has emerged. Last year, auditors discovered a “disturbing” number of failings at the Commissioner for Ethical ...

29 Sept 2022 at 13:25

Limit how much an MP can earn from a second job, urges sleaze watchdog

A sleaze watchdog has suggested there should be a limit on how much an MP can earn from a second job and on how many hours they can work outside Parliament before questions are asked. Lord Evans of Weardale, chairman of the Committee on ...

25 Jan 2022 at 14:55

Scotland

Standards watchdog cases must be reinvestigated urgently, auditors tell MSPs

Complaints about MSPs and councillors need to be reinvestigated urgently, auditors have said, after serious failing were found in an organisation which reports on ethical standards in public life. Last month, Audit Scotland released a ...

27 Jan 2022 at 13:25

Ethical values must be integral to Whitehall, says standards watchdog

Strong ethical values must be “woven into every aspect” of the way government bodies and other public organisations operate, the Whitehall standards watchdog has warned. The Committee on Standards in Public Life said while a “robust ...

24 Jan 2023 at 00:01

Simon Case admits he had conversation about charity roles for Carrie Johnson

Simon Case has admitted he had an “informal conversation” about potential roles at a royal charity for the Prime Minister’s now-wife after a prompt from No 10. The Cabinet Secretary was responding to a letter from Labour deputy ...

23 Jun 2022 at 23:38

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” number ...

31 Jan 2023 at 17:18

Starmer: It has been ‘very tough’ to keep family time free since moving to No 10

Sir Keir Starmer admitted it has been “very tough” to keep time free for his family since becoming Prime Minister. Speaking to the BBC’s Newscast podcast, Sir Keir said it had been difficult to adjust to living in Downing ...

12 Oct 2024 at 07:32

John Major urges misconduct crackdown, warning of falling political standards

Former prime minister Sir John Major has lambasted politicians for increasingly breaking rules they should follow and putting “political interest before public virtue”, as he warned of slipping standards in public life. ...

19 Jun 2025 at 12:18

Ministers seeking ‘inappropriate’ influence on elections watchdog – ethics tsar

Sir Keir Starmer’s new ethics tsar has criticised ministers for failing to give up “inappropriate” powers to influence the independent elections watchdog. In a letter to democracy minister Rushanara Ali, Doug Chalmers ...

06 Aug 2025 at 17:02

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