A senior advisor to Liz Truss has been suspended pending an investigation. One of the most senior advisors in Number 10 will face a formal investigation.
According to the BBC, Whitehall's propriety and ethics team will investigate Jason Stein, the special adviser to the Prime Minister. Mr Stein has worked on Ms Truss' leadership campaign.
The Mirror reports Mr Stein was also the special adviser to the former cabinet minster Amber Rudd. He was hired as Prince Andrew's spin doctor but reportedly left the role in 2019 after his advice to reject a BBC Newsnight interview was ignored.