The developments are sinister.
First published in 1992, the ministerial code sets out the standards expected of ministers and makes them accountable to the Prime Minister for their conduct in office.
It has been updated by successive Prime Ministers, but one small change in the latest edition, published this month, has left both constitutional lawyers and senior civil servants gobsmacked.
The preamble to the 2010 version, produced for the Coalition, placed an “overarching duty on ministers to comply with the law including international law and treaty obligations and to uphold the administration of justice and to protect the …read more
Source: New Statesman
