Angela Rayner accused the Prime Minister of acting like a 'tinpot despot'
Labour are calling for a vote on Boris Johnson's decision to change the ministerial code.Labour are calling for a vote on Boris Johnson's decision to change the ministerial code in a move they say "waters down" rules on members of the Government's front bench.
The Prime Minister's changes mean ministers will not automatically lose their jobs if they breach the ministerial code, as has traditionally been the case. Under the peer's revised terms of reference, there will be an "enhanced process" to enable him to initiate inquiries, but he will still require the Prime Minister's consent before going ahead.
With its next opposition day debate, Labour is set to ask MPs to enshrine the commitment that ministers who commit serious breaches of the ministerial code will have to resign. Labour aims to put Tories in an awkward situation after a similar vote on the Government's attempt to rip up Commons standards rules - in a bid to prevent former cabinet minister Owen Paterson from being suspended for lobbying - ended with accusations of sleaze levelled at Mr Johnson's administration.
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