After British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, right, overrules conclusions about Home Secretary Priti Patel's conduct, Sir Alex Allan, the independent adviser on standards, has resigned. Sir Alex Allan, the government's independent adviser on standards, has quit after the prime minister overruled his conclusions about the home secretary's conduct. Sir Alex found evidence of "shouting and swearing" from Patel during her time as a minister in different government departments. "To that extent her behaviour has been in breach of the ministerial code, even if unintentionally," he said. However, in contradiction to Sir Alex's findings, Johnson judged the ministerial code was not breached by Patel.

Source: The Standard November 20, 2020 15:22 UTC