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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jamie Grierson

‘You can’t pretend it doesn’t matter’: Johnson urged not to scrap Lord Geidt’s role

Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street ahead of PMQs
Lord Geidt cited Johnson’s problematic response to the Partygate scandal as one reason for his departure. Photograph: Tayfun Salcı/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

The government’s former anti-corruption champion has said it would be “quite a big mistake” for Boris Johnson to scrap the ethics adviser role after the resignation of Lord Geidt.

The prime minister’s official spokesperson said on Thursday that Johnson would not immediately start looking for a replacement for Geidt, but would instead review the system of enforcing the ministerial code.

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