Government to Change Impartiality Guidance on Speakers

Government to Change Impartiality Guidance on Speakers
Paymaster General Jeremy Quin arrives for a Cabinet Meeting at 10 Downing Street in London on November 1, 2022. Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images
Evgenia Filimianova
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The government will change its guidance used to vet speakers before inviting them to taxpayer-funded events, a Cabinet Office minister has announced.

Civil servants organising government events follow official guidance that instructs them to conduct due diligence on guest speakers.

Evgenia Filimianova
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Evgenia Filimianova is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories, with a particular interest in UK politics, parliamentary proceedings and socioeconomic issues.
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