And the same applies to the other members: Jane Ellison, Paul Uppal, Nick Gibb, Peter Lilley and Jake Berry.

BBC: Muzzled?

Former Conservative cabinet minister Peter Lilley pointed out that the independent adviser on ministerial interests did not have evidence-gathering powers.

BBC: Miliband hits out at PM over Hunt's conduct

Peter Lilley, who heads the Tory policy review, has been studying the record of other parties after major electoral defeats.

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