One way to cheat is to change the rules. We have seen the rules in the ministerial code being changed, and we are seeing a general levelling down of standards in public life. The idea that the Government can carry on marking their own homework is absurd. Does my hon. Friend agree that we need an independent commission on ethics and standards in public life, so that there is some accountability?
Standards in Public Life
Proceeding contribution from
Alex Sobel
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 7 June 2022.
It occurred during Opposition day on Standards in Public Life.
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2022-23
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2022-07-18 12:30:20 +0100
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