The Johnson premiership has sparked numerous concerns about constitutional standards – from respect for checks and balances and the rule of law, to standards of behaviour among ministers, officials, and parliamentarians. A major review by the Committee on Standards in Public Life in 2021 proposed significant change. These debates take place within a wider framework of concern about ‘democratic backsliding’. How can constitutional and democratic standards best be upheld, and norms of good behaviour be maintained? SpeakersSir Jeremy Wright QC MP – Conservative MP for Kenilworth and Southam, and member of the Committee on Standards in Public LifeProfessor Elizabeth David-Barrett – Director of the Centre for the Study of Corruption, University of Sussex Sir Peter Riddell – former Commissioner for Public Appointments and Honorary Professor at UCLProfessor Petra Schleiter – Joint Head of the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of OxfordChair: Professor Meg Russell FBA – Director of the Constitution Unit, UCL
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