The Cabinet Secretary hinted that we might be about to see some reforms to the regime for policing ministerial interests.. me for @UKandEU on how to beef up the feeble codes https://ukandeu.ac.uk/feeble-codes-inadequate-to-deal-with-ministers-and-officials/

clear case for putting this all at arm's length from govt - not least to prevent civil servants having both to enforce and defend at the same time -- something which led to Case's terrible afternoon yesterday ..

nothing new in Cab Secs being forced to sacrifice their reputation to defend a PM ( #spycatcher haunted Robert Armstrong for years) - but will Case survive his #ratcatcher moment? Wednesday morning meeting tomorrow with perm sec colleagues will be interesting.

and while we are at it.. why would anyone with a shred of integrity take the ministerial interests adviser without clear guarantees on independence and cooperation - and support from the Cab Sec. Otherwise set up to fail...