Ministers should publish information about their correspondence with outside groups on government business, and fines should be levied for ministers caught lobbying within five years of working in government
It is good that the post has been filled, but the prime minister has not been brave enough to increase his adviser’s independence. Like his predecessors, Lord Geidt must have the PM’s permission to investigate any potential breach of the ministerial code. He will also not be able to publish the results of any of his investigations, but will have to wait for the PM to sign them off.
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