Boris Johnson's ethics adviser Lord Geidt has resigned
In a statement, Lord Geidt said: "With regret, I feel that it is right that I am resigning from my post as Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests."Mr Johnson was issued a fixed penalty notice - along with his wife and Chancellor Rishi Sunak - over a birthday party thrown in his honour in the Cabinet Room in June 2020 - when indoor socialising was banned.
But in a letter to Lord Geidt, his independent adviser on the Ministerial Code, Mr Johnson said his judgment on why he did not break the rules for ministers included that there have been "past precedents of ministers who have unwittingly breached regulations where there was no intent to break the law".Picture: Alamy
In his latest annual report, Lord Geidt said a "legitimate question" had arisen as to whether the case of the FPN might have constituted a breach of the "overarching duty within the Ministerial Code of complying with the law".
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