The prime minister has promised to beef up the powers of his ministerial standards watchdog, allowing for independent investigations by Sir Laurie Magnus rather than needing a request from No 10.
Critics believe the current independent adviser on ministers' interests is relatively toothless as they can't investigate potential wrongdoing without PM's request, leading to past resignations and Labour's call for a new Ethics and Integrity Commission.
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