Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser, Lord Geidt, has dramatically resigned after being grilled by MPs earlier this week about whether the prime minister broke the ministerial code when he was fined over Partygate. In a statement, Geidt said: “With regret, I feel that it is right that I am resigning from my post as independent adviser on ministers’ interests.” He is the second independent adviser Johnson has lost. Alex Allan quit after the prime minister ignored his finding that Priti Patel had bullied civil servants.
Johnson’s world is slowly crumbling around him. Only a matter of time now. The two by elections should hopefully be more bad news for him.
I don't think it matters one jot who resigns this Prim-Minister of ours will still be the leader of the Tory party, even if he dropped the nut on the speaker his party of racists would cheer him and would be backed up by the Daily Mail and the Sun.
For the last few days I've not had skynews on in the background whilst I'm working. Try it. It's a lot more stress free than wanting to shove your boot through the TV every five minutes when a Tory or one of their apologists appear spouting the same ******** every 5 minutes. Our time will come when we can rid the country of these parasites.
Geidt is a strange individual. Despite being an ethics advisor, when put to question, he’s seldom shown ethics to be at the heart of his supposedly independent role. He should have resigned over wallpapergate. He didn’t. He should have resigned when the FPN was issued. He didn’t. He gave a very bizarre performance to the select committee and did some incredible mental gymnastics to exonerate his stance of staying in role. The day after he resigns… but only allows some obscure sentences to reach the public domain, and downing st won’t release his letter of resignation. I suspect Geidt will likely get some other cushy role for keeping his thoughts private.
Interesting in two particular ways. 1, he obviously is not outlining the specifics of what he was asked to offer a view of, though he does deem that the conversation displayed an intentional effort on behalf of the PM to purposefully and knowingly breach the ministerial code. That occurred this week, and you would think it occurred after his appearance at the select committee to which he gave limited evidence. I wonder f we'll truly find out what it was in detail? 2, that this letter has been put into the public domain by downing street after it had initially said it wouldn't be doing so. The latter point perhaps shows just how weak Johnson is and how he'll be buffeted on the choppy waters of his own MP's whims who see opportunity to get what they want from him. One day pandering to the far right, the next being pulled to share information he'd rather not do. I really can't wait for us to be rid of this vile self serving government that fee's content to do and deliver so little.
I've just flicked over onto the news and see that the PM's reply to Geidt actually offers some insight. It would seem that Johnson asked for a view relating to the steel industry and seemingly looking to breach WTO obligations.
