the previous one resigned to was sir alex allan. listens to newscast, he came in and spoke to us. you do many interviews on apart from this being an amazing podcast you wanted to be on, why did you feel the urge to speak out? i felt upset that christopher geidt, who was a very honourable man, had been put in a position where he felt he had no option but to resign. i've known him for many years and he is a dedicated public servant, a man with lots of integrity and he wouldn't have taken this decision lightly. it's very sad that it has come to this. can you help decode his letter because it's written in a very kind of behind the scenes operator kind of way. what does he really mean? well, i don't know the details but i mean, it's clear that he was asked to advise on something which, as he said in his letter, would have involved deliberate breaches of the ministerial code and he felt that put him in what he described as an impossible and odious position. and it was something that he just could not live with. as somebody who has worked

sir alex allan, a friend of lord geidt, resigned from the same post 18 months ago.dt, who is a very honourable man, had been put in a position where he felt he had no option but to resign. i've known him for many years and he's a dedicated public servant, a man with lots of integrity, and he wouldn't have taken this decision lightly. lord geidt has been dragged into comments and rulings on mrjohnson�*s personal behaviour, including the funding of a lavish flat refurbishment and covid lawbreaking in downing street. ministers say this issue is different. this appears to be a decision connected to a very specific tasking that the prime minister asked lord geidt to undertake in regard to support for british industry. that is not connected in any way to a personal ethics issue. in his reply to lord geidt, the prime minister defended his approach... to lose one adviser on ethics may be seen to be unfortunate, but to lose two shows that there is something really rotten at the heart of downing street. we don't need a new ethics adviser, what we need is a new prime minister.

that was a reference to the resignation of this man, sir alex allan, who gave up the samejob in novemberthe home secretary, priti patel, had broken the ministerial code, but borisjohnson wouldn't sack her. tonight, a government spokesman said... the person who should've left downing street tonight is the prime minister himself, and the whole country will be wondering just how long do they have to wait for those tory mps to do the right thing. it's this long—standing public servant who's walked, leaving plenty of questions behind him. staying with the uk, where the yorkshire cricket club and a number of individuals have been charged by the england and wales cricket board with a breach of its code of conduct. this follows an investigation into racism at the club. the charges relate to bringing the game into disrepute and breaking the anti—discrimination code. the charges surfaced after claims were made last year by the former yorkshire player azeem rafiq. he has welcomed the charges and said the process had been gruelling, but necessary. 0ur sports editor dan roan reports from headingley.

reference to the resignation of this month, siralex reference to the resignation of this month, sir alex allanb in november 2020 after finding the home secretary, priti patel, had broken the ministerial code, but borisjohnson would not sack her. tonight, a government spokesman said... the person who should have left downing street tonight is the prime minister himself and the whole country will be wondering just how long they have to wait for those tory mps to do the right thing. it is this long—standing public servant who has walked, leaving plenty of questions behind him. it would appear that lord geidt concluded that enough was enough, that his position was untenable and it would also appear that there are further details yet to emerge that may also have contributed to his decision. this matters because the prime minister had just this week managed to shift attention away from questions about his conduct and onto policy, and now this, the swell of headlines coming back put one final thought, he is without an ethics adviser yet again. i walk down whitehall earlier and i could not see a queue

but this isn't a first, the man in the red tie, so alex allan, quit the job as borisjohnson�*s advisorer being overruled on whether the home secretary broke the rules ministers have to follow. the government said it was disappointed lord geidt had quit but said it did take ministerial ethics seriously. significant changes were made to the role and status of independent adviser on ministers' interests. as i set out to the house last week, these changes represent the most substantial strengthening of the role of independent adviser since its creation. but role of independent adviser since its creation-— its creation. but others said the roblem its creation. but others said the problem was — its creation. but others said the problem was the _ its creation. but others said the problem was the prime - its creation. but others said the | problem was the prime minister. its creation. but others said the i problem was the prime minister. it is a pattern of degrading the principles of our democracy, the prime _ principles of our democracy, the prime minister has now given up both of his_ prime

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but this isn't a first — the man in the red tie, so alex allan, quit the job as borisjohnson�*s advisorer being overruled on whether the home secretary broke the rules ministers have to follow. the government said it was disappointed lord geidt had quit but said it did take ministerial ethics seriously. significant changes were made to the role and status of independent adviser on ministers�* interests. as i set out to the house last week, these changes represent the most substantial strengthening of the role of independent adviser since its creation. but others said the problem was the prime minister. it is a pattern of degrading the principles of our democracy, the prime minister has now driven out both of his hand—picked ethics advisers to resign in despair in two years. it is a badge of shame for this government. | for the prime minister to lose one adviser on ministers interests may be regarded as misfortune but to lose two looks - like carelessness. some argue significant damage has been done to downing street's ethics regime. borisjohnson is now looking for his third adviser sinc

sir alex allan, a friend of lord geidt�*s, resigned from the same post 18 months ago. very honourable man, had been put in a position where he felt he had no option but to resign. i've known him for many years, and he's a dedicated public servant, a man with lots of integrity, and he wouldn't have taken this decision lightly. i mean, it's very sad that it's come to this. lord geidt has been dragged into comments and rulings on mrjohnson's personal behaviour, including the funding of a lavish flat refurbishment and covid law—breaking in downing street. ministers say this issue is different. i think it's very important to reaffirm that this appears to be a decision connected to a very specific tasking that the prime minister asked lord geidt to undertake in regard to support for british industry that is not connected in any way to a personal ethics issue. in his reply to lord geidt, the prime minister defended his approach. to lose one adviser on ethics may be i seen to be unfortunate, but to lose i two shows that there is something really rotten at the heart - of downin

he quit _ until14 months ago, sir alex allan. he quit as— until 14 months ago, sir alex allan.s engaged this week in talking about how he was going to, and asking to stay on for six months. i know there was a particular issue, a commercially sensitive issue, so i can't go into it too much, but one of the national interest he was asked to advise on. i can't say whether that is the issue. he also gave evidence in front of a committee of mps. look, are we still quite protective of civil servants? that can be quite proving —— bruising. politicians are used to that level of scrutiny. whether it is one of those three things, i don't know. but all i can tell you, my understanding was, as of this week, he had been looking at staying on for a further six months. so that is thejustice secretary so that is the justice secretary suggesting it was almost a drip, drip effect, that lord geidt basically decided he'd had enough. dominic— basically decided he'd had enough. dominic raab also told us on breakfast they would be an update from downing street on the situation later~ _ from downing st

that was tory mp william wragg referring to lord geidt, who quit last night, and sir alex allan, whoohnson said... downing street have not committed to a new ethics adviser. in his letter to the pime minister, lord geidt said he had come close to resigning over partygate, but it was a request for advice on a trade deal that had left him with no choice but quit. let's bring our guests back into this and paul, what do you make of that? not resigning over partygate but resigning over a tray deal over steel? ., ., ~ but resigning over a tray deal over steel? . . ~' . �* , , steel? yeah, and i think that's why a lot of the — steel? yeah, and i think that's why a lot of the public _ steel? yeah, and i think that's why a lot of the public will _ steel? yeah, and i think that's why a lot of the public will be _ steel? yeah, and i think that's why a lot of the public will be a - steel? yeah, and i think that's why a lot of the public will be a bit - a lot of the public will be a bit baffled — a lot of the public will be a bit baffled by this. how on earth can the ethics — baffled by this. how