Starmer's reforms to ministerial code do not go far enough, union head says

"Under the new ministerial code, the prime minister is still the ultimate decision-maker on guilt. The adviser does just that - advises. There is also no obligation to publish the advice; the adviser may 'require publication.'"

"The process is predicated on influence and cajoling a prime minister to do the right thing with threats of publication if not, a legacy of incremental changes to the code where successive prime ministers have clung on to the power of final decision despite facing pressure to give it up."

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