Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on Acoba’s letter to Boris Johnson

Nick Thomas-Symonds, Labour's Shadow Minister Without Portfolio (Cabinet Office),commenting on Acoba's letter to Boris Johnson following his visit to meet Venezuela's President alongside Merlyn Advisors, said:

"These latest revelations show this rotten Conservative Party simply cannot change. Boris Johnson has once again demonstrated a complete disdain for the rules, while Rishi Sunak is too weak to do anything about it. This now creates serious and urgent questions for the government to answer.

"The rules in place to stop this revolving door are wholly inadequate – and completely toothless, they expose repeated broken government promises to reform the system.

"Only Labour has a plan deliver the change we need. Our Ethics and Integrity Commission will stop the revolving door; we will make the rules enforceable, with proper monitoring and clear sanctions for those who break them."

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