Labour leader Keir Starmer pledges to empower UK's ministerial standards watchdog to initiate investigations without No.10 approval.

Labour leader Keir Starmer pledges to strengthen UK's ministerial standards watchdog, allowing Sir Laurie Magnus to initiate investigations without No. 10 approval. This move aims to address concerns about enforcement of standards in high office and follows calls from MPs for this change for over a decade. The Nolan Principles, guiding moral standards for those in high office, will remain the foundation for ministerial conduct.

July 10, 2024
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