No reshuffle of rent-free homes
Press Review 9 May 2005
Despite the fact that they are meant to be allocated on security grounds, most ministerial grace and favour homes will not change hands as a result of the reshuffle.
PM probed over grace and favour flats
Press Review 11 April 2005
Tony Blair is facing parliamentary questions on why two ministers, who are not deemed to be at risk from security threats, are benefiting from grace and favour flats.
Sayeed suspended indefinitely
News Article 18 March 2005
Tory MP Jonathan Sayeed has been indefinitely suspended from the Commons for improperly using a housing allowance.
MP facing two week suspension from Commons
News Article 3 February 2005
Jonathan Sayeed is facing a two week suspension from the House of Commons.
Blunkett inquiry under fire
Press Review 28 January 2005
Sir Alan Budd's investigation into David Blunkett's fast-tracking of a visa application for his lover's nanny has been criticised by the Committee on Standards in Public Life.
Watchdog renews warning on sleaze procedures
News Article 27 January 2005
An official anti-sleaze watchdog has stepped up the pressure on Tony Blair to accept reforms to the way in which claims of wrong-doing by ministers are investigated.
Watchdog urges reform of local sleaze rules
News Article 19 January 2005
The process for deciding on complaints of misbehaviour by local councillors is "fundamentally flawed", according to the Committee on Standards in Public Life.
Ministers 'should not make final decision on appointments'
News Article 19 January 2005
Ministers should be stripped of their ability to make the final decision on senior Whitehall appointments, an official watchdog has recommended.
Sleaze watchdog takes swipe at PM
News Article 29 November 2004
The government's official sleaze watchdog has criticised Tony Blair for failing to implement a recommendation to establish clearer mechanisms for investigating allegations against ministers.
Trust in politicians wanes
Press Review 29 November 2004
A YouGov poll for the Telegraph suggests the public's confidence in politicians is lower than when John Major's government was beset by sleaze allegations.
Blair sleaze claims 'are absurd'
News Article 21 November 2004
Number 10 has rejected claims of wrongdoing after a Sunday newspaper revealed that flats owned by the Blair family are being rented by a defence firm working on government contracts.
Tories plan to scrap council watchdog
News Article 12 November 2004
The watchdog that rules on complaints made against councillors would be scrapped by the Tories under plans to cut red tape.
Porter facing extradition threat
Press Review 14 October 2004
Dame Shirley Porter may be extradited back to Britain to face criminal charges over the 1980s "homes for votes" scandal.
Iraq and spin have cost politicians public trust
News Article 8 September 2004
A new report investigating people's attitude to conduct in public life makes grim reading for politicians who are widely mistrusted by the general public
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