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| Liz Truss' special adviser suspended and faces investigation | Liz Truss' special adviser suspended and faces investigation |
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| One of the prime minister's most senior advisers has been suspended, the BBC understands. | One of the prime minister's most senior advisers has been suspended, the BBC understands. |
| Jason Stein, a special adviser to Liz Truss, is to face a formal investigation by the Propriety and Ethics Team, which is responsible for standards across government. | |
| It follows some anger from Conservative backbench MPs about briefings from No 10 sources over the weekend. | |
| Mr Stein has not yet responded to requests for comment from the BBC. | Mr Stein has not yet responded to requests for comment from the BBC. |
| He previously worked for Ms Truss when she was chief secretary to the Treasury before he became a special advisor to Amber Rudd. | He previously worked for Ms Truss when she was chief secretary to the Treasury before he became a special advisor to Amber Rudd. |
| He also worked for Ms Truss during her Tory leadership campaign. | He also worked for Ms Truss during her Tory leadership campaign. |
| Asked about the suspension, Ms Truss's spokesman refused to refer to Mr Stein by name, but told reporters: "The prime minister has made it very clear that some of the briefings are completely unacceptable and must stop." | |
| This was a reference to briefings to newspapers from those around her who can speak on her behalf, which contained strong language. | |
| Over the weekend, the Sunday Times reported that Ms Truss was of the view that the former Chancellor and Health Secretary Sajid Javid was "shit". | |
| Mr Javid had been seen by some as a possible replacement for Kwasi Kwarteng as chancellor, but Jeremy Hunt was picked instead. | |
| Asked if Mr Stein had offered his resignation, a Conservative source said "that is not my understanding". | |
| Before joining Downing Street, Jason Stein used to work as a communications adviser to Prince Andrew. |