Johnson has been plagued by allegations of misconduct over the payments since last Friday, when his former senior adviser Dominic Cummings said his plans for “secret” donations were “unethical, foolish and possibly illegal”.
The move came as Johnson appointed a new independent adviser on ministers’ interests ahead of a showdown in the Commons at Prime Minister’s Questions.Former private secretary to the Queen Lord Geidt has been appointed to the post which has been vacant since Sir Alex Allan resigned in November after Boris Johnson overruled him in relation to a report on Priti Patel’s conduct.The appointment of the new adviser paves the way for the publication of the latest register of ministerial interests, which could contain details of.
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