The Independent – Outcry as Johnson plans to axe ethics adviser role
Boris Johnson has triggered outrage in Westminster with plans to abolish the post of ethics adviser after the resignation of Lord Geidt, The Independent reports.
Lord Geidt – the second adviser to resign in less than two years during Mr Johnson’s premiership – said he was put in an “impossible and odious” position when asked to advise on a plan to maintain tariffs on Chinese steel in a way which would breach UK obligations under the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
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