CARMEL RICKARD: UK suffers accountability hangover after ‘partygate’
David Wolfson, a justice minister in the UK, has resigned in the wake of the scandal surrounding social gatherings at Downing Street during lockdown. It’s a matter, he tells Prime Minister Boris Johnson, of the rule of law
21 April 2022 - 05:00
Something extraordinary happened in the past week: a respected, successful political figure resigned from his top position, out of principle.
Of course, this isn’t a local story — when last did such a thing happen in SA? Rather, the resignation involved a UK advocate, David Wolfson, known since his 2021 appointment to the House of Lords as Lord Wolfson of Tredegar...
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