Boris Johnson may have broken ministerial code, says ethics adviser

Speaking to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, PM Johnson's independent ethics adviser, Lord Christopher Geidt said it "reasonable" to think the PM might have broken the ministerial code when he was fined during the Partygate scandal. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Geidt told the committee the fine issued by the police means Boris Johnson could be seen as "not meeting the overarching duty of the ministerial code of complying with the law". ‘Reasonable’ to suggest PM may have broken code over Partygate, says ethics adviser ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jun/14/reasonable-suggest-boris-johnson-may-have-broken-code-over-partygate-lord-geidt The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #Partygate #BorisJohnson #MinisterialCode #Covid #ChristopherGeidt #Politics #UK