Labour’s Constitutional Agenda in Office: Constitution Unit Conference 2025 - Standards in public life
UCL Constitution UnitShow Notes
The Labour Party put standards and ethics at the heart of its attacks on the previous Conservative government, promising to bring in a ‘politics of service’. Has the party's conduct in office lived up to this rhetoric? How has it changed the regulation of standards in government and parliament? What further changes are needed in this area, and what is the best means to ensure that these are delivered?
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