On 27 May 2022 changes were made to the Ministerial Code removing the requirement for ministers who break standards rules in a "minor" way to resign. We believe that any future updates to the Ministerial Code should be debated in Parliament. Additionally, any changes should not be retrospective.
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It has long been a convention that MPs should resign from government for breaking the Ministerial Code in any way. However in a new section of the code, the PM has been given the option of ordering a lesser sanction instead. This change has been made while the PM is under investigation for potentially breaching the code.