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Open letter to the prime minister on standards

The IfG and other organisations are calling on the PM to appoint a new independent adviser with the power to initiate their own investigations.

Rishi Sunak delivers his speech on the steps of Downing Street
Rishi Sunak outside Number 10

The Institute for Government, the Constitution Unit, the FDA, Transparency International-UK and Spotlight on Corruption have published an open letter calling on the prime minister to appoint a new independent adviser with the power to initiate their own investigations and to implement the other recommendations from the Committee on Standards in Public Life.

These changes would not infringe on Rishi Sunak's ability to appoint, defend or dismiss ministers, but they would strengthen the system of standards in government which has been brought into disrepute in recent months.

Topic
Ministers Parliament and the constitution
Keywords
Ethical standards
Position
Prime minister Independent adviser on ministerial interests
Department
Number 10
Public figures
Rishi Sunak Lord Geidt
Publisher
Institute for Government

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