In North West London (the CCG covering Westminster), there are 19k people currently waiting for an ear nose and throat specialist - the second highest number in the UK.
Although, it is one of the biggest waitlist CCGs for all specialities.
In December, The Sunday Times found cocaine in 11 out of 12 restricted-access bathrooms tested in Westminster – including the one nearest to the Prime Minister’s office.
Johnson will be investigated for lying to Parliament.
What does this mean and why is it important?
Firstly, under the Ministerial Code, ministers who knowingly mislead parliament are expected to resign.
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It’s important to note that the Tory leadership wanted to either delay or vote down the investigation so that it wouldn’t happen.
They tried with a three-line whip to threaten severe consequences for their own MPs if they voted for the investigation.
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In the end, they couldn’t rally enough votes amongst their majority to do this, so it went to a free vote.
The opposition offered them the chance to vote and put their names on the record in a vote, but they all refused, so the motion was granted without any vote.
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In November 2019, @pritipatel was investigated for bullying officials and found to have broken the code by the independent advisor. #JohnsonOut85 ignored the findings and kept her.
The advisor resigned in protest.
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We went 6 months without an independent advisor as Johnson had proven he could not care less about the #MinisterialCode and standards of conduct for Government officials.
In April 2021, Johnson hired a new independent advisor, Lord Geidt, because he needed be be investigated himself over potential breaches of the #MinisterialCode over a funds for favours scandal regarding his Downing Street flat refurb and golden wall paper.