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NLJ this week: Ministerial misconduct

17 June 2022
Issue: 7983 / Categories: Legal News , Constitutional law
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How do we assess the standards for ministerial misconduct, and how can we maintain public trust in government when ministers including prime ministers behave badly or don’t seem to care?

It’s a pertinent issue. In this week’s NLJ, John Gould, senior partner, Russell-Cooke, looks at the Ministerial Code and other ways to hold power accountable, fitness for office and the ethics of politics.

As Gould writes, ‘Although it may be true generally that, in politics, circumstances change very rapidly, this year seems to be an exception and the same issues of ministerial conduct continue to come around like a painted pony on a carousel.’

Issue: 7983 / Categories: Legal News , Constitutional law
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