Boris Johnson accused of watering down rules for ministers following ‘partygate’ | ITV News

Boris Johnson has been accused of watering down the rules for ministers after it was made clear they will not automatically lose their jobs if they breach the Ministerial Code. A government policy statement said it was “disproportionate” to expect ministers to resign or face the sack for “minor” violations of the code’s provisions. Instead it has been updated, giving the prime minister the option of ordering a lesser sanction such as “some form of public apology, remedial action or removal of ministerial salary for a period”. It had previously expected that ministers should go if they were found to have breached the code. • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news and more stories at http://www.itv.com/news Follow ITV News on Facebook:   / itvnews   Follow ITV News on Twitter:   / itvnews   Follow ITV News on Instagram:   / itvnews