Sir Laurie Magnus named Rishi Sunak’s new ethics adviser
by Peter Walker Political correspondent and Henry Dye from World news | The Guardian on (#673T9)
Prime minister appoints Historic England chair to role that had been vacant for six months
Rishi Sunak has appointed a former banker and quango head to be his ethics adviser after a six-month delay in filling the post, but will not allow the new incumbent to launch his own investigations into potential wrongdoing.
Sir Laurie Magnus, who spent his career in corporate finance and who chairs Historic England, will take over from Christopher Geidt, who resigned as the independent adviser on ministers' interests under Boris Johnson in June.
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