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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rob Merrick

‘Big mistake’ to scrap ethics adviser role, former anti-corruption tsar warns Boris Johnson

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Boris Johnson will make “a big mistake” if he axes the post of an ethics adviser following Christopher Geidt’s sudden resignation, his former anti-corruption tsar is warning.

No 10 has floated not replacing the peer – who quit in protest at being asked for advice on a “deliberate” breach of the ministerial code – despite the outcry over standards in government.

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