Johnson was probably our worst ever PM, at least until Liz Truss succeeded him. Neither says much for the judgement of Tory Party members who elected them.Johnson broke every one of the seven Nolan Principles of Public Life apart from displaying incredible levels of incompetence, indolence, a total absence of a moral core and telling repeated lies to parliament.His relationship with Lebedev, the son of a senior KGB spy, have still not been fully aired. The chances that there were breaches of national security are quite high! That's dangerous in itself.The Seven Principles of Public Life apply to anyone who works as a public office-holder. This includes all those who are elected or appointed to public office, nationally and locally, and all people appointed to work in the Civil Service, local government, the police, courts and probation services, non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs), and in the health, education, social and care services. All public office-holders are both servants of the public and stewards of public resources. The principles also apply to all those in other sectors delivering public services.For the record these are:1.1 SelflessnessHolders of public office should act solely in terms of the public interest.1.2 IntegrityHolders of public office must avoid placing themselves under any obligation to people or organisations that might try inappropriately to influence them in their work. They should not act or take decisions in order to gain financial or other material benefits for themselves, their family, or their friends. They must declare and resolve any interests and relationships.1.3 ObjectivityHolders of public office must act and take decisions impartially, fairly and on merit, using the best evidence and without discrimination or bias.1.4 AccountabilityHolders of public office are accountable to the public for their decisions and actions and must submit themselves to the scrutiny necessary to ensure this.1.5 OpennessHolders of public office should act and take decisions in an open and transparent manner. Information should not be withheld from the public unless there are clear and lawful reasons for so doing.1.6 HonestyHolders of public office should be truthful.1.7 LeadershipHolders of public office should exhibit these principles in their own behaviour and treat others with respect. They should actively promote and robustly support the principles and challenge poor behaviour wherever it occurs.All this is copied from here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-7-principles-of-public-life/the-7-principles-of-public-life--2
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