RUSHES: John Major speech at Institute for Government

John Major speech at Institute for Government; Part 10 of 17 ENGLAND: London: Carlton Gardens: INT John Major (Former Prime Minister) question and answer session SOT, led by Bronwen Maddox (Director of the Institute for Government). Q: SHOULD PM SIGN UP TO STANDARDS OF PUBLIC LIFE RECOMMENDATIONS? SOT MAJOR: 2019 report that has not been responded to by government. Report of Lord Evans late last year is with PM now and makes clear-cut recommendations. Not all of them will be easy for PM to swallow. Takes power from PM and puts them in independent hands. We need people who run ethics committees to be independently appointed. They should not just be promoted. That committee should have statutory backing. Protects public life and protects PM. Sometimes a huge fuss is made - they're damaging to government /
John Major speech at Institute for Government; Part 10 of 17 ENGLAND: London: Carlton Gardens: INT John Major (Former Prime Minister) question and answer session SOT, led by Bronwen Maddox (Director of the Institute for Government). Q: SHOULD PM SIGN UP TO STANDARDS OF PUBLIC LIFE RECOMMENDATIONS? SOT MAJOR: 2019 report that has not been responded to by government. Report of Lord Evans late last year is with PM now and makes clear-cut recommendations. Not all of them will be easy for PM to swallow. Takes power from PM and puts them in independent hands. We need people who run ethics committees to be independently appointed. They should not just be promoted. That committee should have statutory backing. Protects public life and protects PM. Sometimes a huge fuss is made - they're damaging to government /
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