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'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

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

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)

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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

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

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

Backlash from Tory MPs as Boris Johnson misses Tory ‘red wall’ conference to make surprise visit to Kyiv – as it happened

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‘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

‘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

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)

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

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

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

‘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

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The Independent UK

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

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

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

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

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The Guardian - UK

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

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

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

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

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

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

Daily Record

Boris Johnson unable to say if a new ethics adviser will be appointed

Downing Street would not confirm that Lord Geidt will be replaced as suspicions rose that the resignation was provoked by the Prime Minister's continued disregard for the Ministerial code.

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