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Christopher Geidt had assured that it was “legitimate” to question whether the “premier” had violated the ministerial code of conduct for the parties in Downing Street
Christopher Geidtsupervisor of ethical standards of the Government of the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, resigned this Wednesday after having affirmed weeks ago that he is “legitimate” to question whether the conservative president breached the ministerial code of conduct for parties in Downing Street.
“With regret, I believe that the right thing to do is to resign from my position as an independent adviser,” Geidt said in a brief statement released by the government.
The former personal secretary to Queen Elizabeth II lamented in a report in May that “the impression has been created that the prime minister may not be willing to have his own conduct judged in relation to the obligations of the code” ministerial.
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