Cabinet Office

Wednesday 26th November 2025 Written Corrections

Ministerial Code

The following extract is from the urgent question on the ministerial code on 24 November 2025.

[Sarah Bool (South Northamptonshire) (Con)]

How can the Minister justify the former Deputy Prime Minister, the right hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne (Angela Rayner), receiving severance pay after she had to resign in disgrace?

[Josh Simons]

As the hon. Member knows, we have changed that policy. When the changed policy comes into force at the end of October, it will apply to all future such situations.

[Official Report, 24 November 2025; Vol. 776, c. 34.]

Written correction submitted by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office, the hon. Member for Makerfield (Josh Simons):

[Josh Simons]

As the hon. Member knows, we have changed that policy. When the changed policy came into force on 13 October, it applied to all future such situations.