Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests Resignation Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests Resignation

Diana Johnson Excerpts
Thursday 16th June 2022

(2 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Ellis Portrait Michael Ellis
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I am afraid that we will have to wait and see.

May I take this opportunity to refer to an earlier question? I think I may have mischaracterised what the hon. Member for Argyll and Bute (Brendan O'Hara) said. If I did, I would like to apologise if that was not his intention.

Diana Johnson Portrait Dame Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab)
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What is it about the current Prime Minister that causes him to have such rotten luck in retaining ethics and anti-corruption advisers?

Michael Ellis Portrait Michael Ellis
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It is kind of the right hon. Lady to ask that question. I think the Prime Minister has a lot of good luck in winning elections. He won elections in London, he won a general election in this country, and he will win more.