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| Cameron call over ministers' code | Cameron call over ministers' code |
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| Investigations into alleged breaches of the ministerial code should not be conducted by the prime minister, Tory leader David Cameron is to suggest. | Investigations into alleged breaches of the ministerial code should not be conducted by the prime minister, Tory leader David Cameron is to suggest. |
| The call for independent inquiries is among the ideas being submitted to the Conservative's Democracy Task Force, headed by former chancellor Ken Clarke. | |
| Mr Cameron will also say MPs should not set their salaries or allowances and he will urge limits on special advisors. | Mr Cameron will also say MPs should not set their salaries or allowances and he will urge limits on special advisors. |
| The moves are part of an attempt to encourage greater public trust of MPs. | The moves are part of an attempt to encourage greater public trust of MPs. |
| In his submissions to the Democracy Task Force, Mr Cameron is expected to say a "genuinely independent mechanism" should be created to establish whether rules have been broken by ministers. | In his submissions to the Democracy Task Force, Mr Cameron is expected to say a "genuinely independent mechanism" should be created to establish whether rules have been broken by ministers. |
| "Tony Blair's government has tarnished politics and eroded public confidence in our traditional institutions," Mr Cameron says. | "Tony Blair's government has tarnished politics and eroded public confidence in our traditional institutions," Mr Cameron says. |
| "We need to restore trust and tackle the public's underlying cynicism - that politicians put party before country and partisan spin before the truth. | "We need to restore trust and tackle the public's underlying cynicism - that politicians put party before country and partisan spin before the truth. |
| "In short, society has changed. Politicians must change too." | "In short, society has changed. Politicians must change too." |
| Verifying statistics | Verifying statistics |
| Demands for a new system to oversee complaints on the ministerial code followed claims that Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell had broken rules over the business dealings of her now estranged husband David Mills. | Demands for a new system to oversee complaints on the ministerial code followed claims that Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell had broken rules over the business dealings of her now estranged husband David Mills. |
| In the wake of the case, Mr Blair appointed National Audit Office head Sir John Bourn to advise him on the code's operation. | In the wake of the case, Mr Blair appointed National Audit Office head Sir John Bourn to advise him on the code's operation. |
| Mr Cameron is also calling for a cut in the number of MPs and ministers. | Mr Cameron is also calling for a cut in the number of MPs and ministers. |
| And he wants the task force to put forward ideas for "diluting" the "Punch and Judy aspect" of the weekly Prime Minister's Questions. | And he wants the task force to put forward ideas for "diluting" the "Punch and Judy aspect" of the weekly Prime Minister's Questions. |
| His other suggestions include an annual audit of the quality and accuracy of government statistics and an act to entrench the independence of the Civil Service. | His other suggestions include an annual audit of the quality and accuracy of government statistics and an act to entrench the independence of the Civil Service. |