“Given some of the things that have been reported about him I’m not sure that he has the moral standing to [restore ministers’ faith in civil servants].”
“There is a political element to what outside the Westminster bubble is a non story that has obviously originated from within the Cabinet Office. I was quite surprised at the referral to the police, but also the inclusion of the Privileges Committee proactively. The criticism of “civil servant activists” from a leading Johnson ally comes as the former prime minister is rallying his supporters to defend him as the results of the Commons’ Privileges Committee investigation areThe verdict threatens to widen splits between Conservative MPs desperate to move on and those – like Jenkinson – who resisted moves to depose Johnson until the end.