Geidt doubles down on claims No 10 wanted to break international law PM’s former ethics adviser says reason given by Downing Street for his resignation was a ‘distraction’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2022
'I couldn't be party to potential law-breaking' - Boris Johnson's former ethics adviser explains resignation British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's former ethics adviser said on Friday he resigned his post because he "could not be a party to advising on any potential law-breaking". Reuters · Jun 17, 2022
Boris Johnson’s former ethics adviser – ‘I quit because of PM’s readiness to break law’ Row over steel tariffs is ‘distraction’ from true cause of resignation, says Lord Geidt The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022
Tories' 'openness to breaking laws' made me quit, Boris Johnson's ex-ethics adviser says BORIS Johnson’s ethics adviser has released a damning statement making clear the reasons which led him to quit the role. The National (Scotland) · Jun 17, 2022
Lord Geidt: ‘I could not be party to advising on potential law-breaking’ Lord Geidt has said he “could not be party to advising on potential law breaking” in a letter explaining his resignation as the Prime Minister’s chief ethics adviser. Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2022
Lord Geidt resignation: A short history of government ethics advisers Boris Johnson facing fresh criticism after hinting he may not replace outgoing code of conduct czar The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022
Boris Johnson warned refusal to appoint ethics chief would be 'big mistake' Former anti-corruption tsar John Penrose has said failing to replace Lord Geidt would leave "damaging questions dangling" over Downing Street Daily Mirror · Jun 17, 2022
Backlash from Tory MPs as Boris Johnson misses Tory ‘red wall’ conference to make surprise visit to Kyiv – as it happened This live blog is closed The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2022
‘You can’t pretend it doesn’t matter’: Johnson urged not to scrap Lord Geidt’s role John Penrose, former anti-corruption tsar, says PM ‘shouldn’t be weakening role’ after ethics adviser’s resignation The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2022
‘Big mistake’ to scrap ethics adviser role, former anti-corruption tsar warns Boris Johnson ‘Issues about honesty and integrity don’t go away’ John Penrose warns prime minister The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022
Tory minister 'comfortable' without an ethics adviser after Geidt's resignation UK Business Minister Paul Scully has said he feels the Prime Minister upholds the highest standards required of his office. The National (Scotland) · Jun 17, 2022
What the papers say – June 17 Reports that Boris Johnson may not replace Lord Geidt as ministerial ethics adviser feature among the front page stories. The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022
There's no sign of any ethics at No10 under tawdry Boris Johnson What is the point in having an ethics advisor when we have the most ethically-challenged Prime Minister in history? Daily Record · Jun 17, 2022
Ethics adviser resigned over ‘final straw’ after partygate, says predecessor Lord Geidt is the second ministerial interests adviser to quit under Boris Johnson’s premiership. The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2022 ‘No ethics at No 10’: Boris Johnson considers scrapping Lord Geidt’s role System to enforce ministerial code under review as ethics adviser resigns over Partygate and steel tariffs row
The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022 Outrage over Boris Johnson plan to abolish Downing Street ethics monitor ‘Impossible and odious’: Lord Geidt quit over request to approve rule-breaking by prime minister
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2022 Boris Johnson v ethics adviser: what is row over steel tariffs about? Analysis: PM said he sought Lord Geidt’s advice on whether overriding trade rules would be in line with ministerial code
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2022 From Partygate to curtains: how Lord Geidt lost patience with Boris Johnson Having been reluctant to take the job, Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser learned fast and often who he was dealing with
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2022 Scots will not forget Wembley Wizards’ 5-1 win over England in 1928 Brief letters: Defeating the Auld Enemy | Lord Geidt’s resignation | Essential law-breaking | Staying downstairs on the bus
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2022 Geidt resignation letter reveals frustrations of working with Johnson Passages of ethics adviser’s letter highlight serious concerns about PM’s actions at key moments
Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022 Party-Geidt Lord Geidt’s resignation letter is bad for the Government. In it, the Prime Minister’s now-former ethics advisor accuses him of risking a “deliberate and purposeful breach of the ministerial code” that had placed Geidt in an “impossible and odious position”.
Daily Mirror · Jun 16, 2022 Inside the steel row that was the last straw for Boris Johnson's ethics advisor Boris Johnson has lost his second Independent Advisor on Ministerial Interests in two years after Lord Geidt sensationally resigned. It's since emerged an obscure row over tariffs was - at least partly - to blame. Ben Glaze explains...
Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022 Boris Johnson ‘carefully considering’ not replacing Lord Geidt as ethics adviser Labour demanded a new ministerial interests adviser was installed, with the PM having ‘debased standards and rigged the rules for far too long’
The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022 Johnson ‘carefully considering’ not replacing Lord Geidt as ethics adviser Labour demanded a new ministerial interests adviser was installed, with the PM having ‘debased standards and rigged the rules for far too long’.
Daily Mirror · Jun 16, 2022 Boris Johnson could scrap ethics chief entirely after second one quits in a row Lord Geidt dramatically resigned after Boris Johnson forced him into an 'odious' position by asking him to consider a plan that deliberately breached the ministerial code