The Lobbying Scandal: ACOBA on the ropes

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The relationship between a failing business and a former prime minister, lobbying in British politics, the rules that guide both ministers and civil servants, and the wider state of standards in public life. Along with former prime minister David Cameron, the Greensill saga has now dragged a growing list of former and current government ministers and officials into its orbit. And it shows no sign of calming down.

So what are the latest developments, what rules have been broken, what rules aren’t good enough and will the various inquiries now launched actually fix anything?

A special INSIDE BRIEFING EXTRA brings together IfG’s experts on ministers, civil servants and standards in public life to make sense of it all – and look at the current rules and what now needs to change.

With

• Hannah White, IfG deputy director and a former secretary of the committee on Standards in Public Life
• Tim Durrant, IfG associate director, former civil servant and lead for IfG work on ministers
• Alex Thomas, IfG programme director and a former civil servant at the heart of government

Presented by Catherine Haddon, IfG senior fellow