Keir Starmer tightens rules on ministers accepting gifts after scandals over Taylor Swift tickets and clothes from a Labour donor - as PM gives up ability to veto ethics probes
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer tightens rules on ministers accepting gifts after scandals over Taylor Swift tickets and clothes from a Labour donor - as PM gives up ability to veto ethics probes

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Keir Starmer today tightened rules governing freebies accepted by ministers in the wake of scandals involving Taylor Swift tickets and free clothes - but said that sometimes his team might have to accept gifts as part of their job. Sir Keir and Lady Starmer, his deputy Angela Rayner and other ministers were revealed to have accepted gifts of clothes and styling advice from Lord Alli, a Labour peer and donor and a former chairman of Asos. Sir Keir has also removed the PM of the day's ability to block or kill off an investigation by the ethics tsar Sir Laurie Magnus. The Ministerial Code update today removed in writing the ability for the Prime Minister to veto investigations considered by independent adviser Sir Laurie.

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Keir Starmer orders his Labour ministers to stop 'outsourcing' decisions to regulators - despite having created scores of new quangos since taking power
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Keir Starmer orders his Labour ministers to stop 'outsourcing' decisions to regulators - despite having created scores of new quangos since taking power

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Keir Starmer has ordered the Government to stop 'outsourcing' decisions to regulators - despite having created scores of new quangos since taking power. His remarks have been taken as an indication that he and Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden could look to cut the number of quangos. Prime Minister Keir Starmer told his ministers that they must take responsibility for …

Keir Starmer attempts a 'bonfire of the quangos' as he tells ministers to 'take responsibility' rather than 'outsource' decisions... despite PM creating 25 new bodies in just six months!
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Keir Starmer attempts a 'bonfire of the quangos' as he tells ministers to 'take responsibility' rather than 'outsource' decisions... despite PM creating 25 new bodies in just six months!

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Sir Keir Starmer today ordered Cabinet ministers to take 'responsibility' rather than 'outsourcing' decisions to regulators and other bodies. Sir Keir Starmer today ordered Cabinet ministers to take 'responsibility' rather than 'outsourcing' decisions to regulators and other bodies Chancellor Rachel Reeves suggested towards the end of last year that post-financial crisis regulation had gone 'too far' and urged regulators to …

Keir Starmer skips grooming gang vote despite ordering his MPs to vote against it
2 months, 1 week ago

Keir Starmer skips grooming gang vote despite ordering his MPs to vote against it

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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. When asked why they were all absent, the prime minister’s spokesperson said: “Whipping issues and …

Cabinet ministers tell Keir Starmer he must remove Simon Case immediately to regain his authority
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Cabinet ministers tell Keir Starmer he must remove Simon Case immediately to regain his authority

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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. One exasperated cabinet minister said: “He has got to go …

After the Labour ‘freebie’ scandal, Starmer is running out of time to get his government back on track
5 months, 3 weeks ago

After the Labour ‘freebie’ scandal, Starmer is running out of time to get his government back on track

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When Labour won a stunning landslide victory in July, few senior party figures would have imagined the start of the party conference in Liverpool would have been overshadowed by the very kind of sleaze allegations Sir Keir Starmer had understandably exploited when the Conservatives were in power. Some perspective is needed: we have not yet seen any evidence the donations …

Who has Sir Keir Starmer picked to be in his Cabinet?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Who has Sir Keir Starmer picked to be in his Cabinet?

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. She described her appointment to the role on Friday as “the honour of my …

Tories taunt Keir Starmer over Diane Abbott fiasco
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Tories taunt Keir Starmer over Diane Abbott fiasco

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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer was accused on Radio 4’s Today Programme ths morning of …

Keir Starmer accused of promoting ‘narrow band of Blairites’
1 year, 6 months ago

Keir Starmer accused of promoting ‘narrow band of Blairites’

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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer said his shadow cabinet reshuffle meant Labour has …

Rishi Sunak must ‘come clean’ on financial interests now, Starmer demands
1 year, 11 months ago

Rishi Sunak must ‘come clean’ on financial interests now, Starmer demands

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Rishi Sunak’s ethics adviser says ‘never say never’ to investigating PM
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Rishi Sunak’s ethics adviser says ‘never say never’ to investigating PM

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Rishi Sunak’s ethics adviser has said “you can never say never” to the idea of investigating the prime minister should serious allegations about conduct arise. One would normally expect that he would agree to that unless there was a public interest reason for not doing that.” Defending his powers at the public administration committee, Sir Laurie said it would become …

Who is Laurie Magnus, Rishi Sunak’s new ethics adviser?
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Who is Laurie Magnus, Rishi Sunak’s new ethics adviser?

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Rishi Sunak appoints ethics adviser but accused of preserving ‘rotten regime’
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Rishi Sunak appoints ethics adviser but accused of preserving ‘rotten regime’

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Rishi Sunak has appointed a new ethics adviser after a six-month vacancy but has been condemned for clinging onto the personal power to veto any investigation into ministers. Labour accused Mr Sunak of having chosen to “preserve the rotten ethics regime” that led to the resignations of both Lord Geidt and his predecessor Sir Alex Allan. The Liberal Democrats said …

Keir Starmer attacks ‘weak’ Rishi Sunak for hiding behind ‘bully’ Williamson
2 years, 4 months ago

Keir Starmer attacks ‘weak’ Rishi Sunak for hiding behind ‘bully’ Williamson

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Sir Gavin Williamson is facing calls for him to be stripped of his knighthood if he is found guilty of bullying in the wake of his dramatic resignation from the government. Referring to the tarantula which Williamson kept in his office as chief whip, the Labour leader asked: “If he cannot even stand up to a cartoon bully with a …

Sir Keir Starmer being investigated over possible breaches of MPs’ rules
2 years, 9 months ago

Sir Keir Starmer being investigated over possible breaches of MPs’ rules

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is under investigation by the …

Keir Starmer denies rules were broken as police probe ‘beergate’ allegations
2 years, 10 months ago

Keir Starmer denies rules were broken as police probe ‘beergate’ allegations

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Labour leader – who repeatedly called for Boris Johnson to resign over rule-breaking …

Shadow Brexit chief Sir Keir Starmer turns down law job
7 years, 7 months ago

Shadow Brexit chief Sir Keir Starmer turns down law job

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Shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer has been offered a job advising the law firm which represented Gina Miller in her case against the Government Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer today turned down a job advising the law firm behind a Supreme Court challenge over Brexit. It was revealed yesterday Sir Keir was in talks about taking a post …

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