MP proposes bill to force government to comply with ministerial code

Proposed law would put bill on statutory footing to ‘take it out of a political arena’

Rishi Sunak has appointed an ethics adviser after a six-month gap (James Manning/PA) (PA Wire)

A new law aiming to force government ministers to comply with their official code of ethics is to be debated in parliament.

Labour MP Debbie Abrahams is calling for a bill that would put the ministerial code, which governs standards of behaviour, honesty and accountability, on a statutory footing.

Her ten-minute rule bill, which allows backbench MPs to make their case for a new law in a short speech, is due to be debated on 10 January.