Archbishop of Canterbury Calls for ‘Return to Good Standards in Public Life’ after Partygate Investigation

In response to Sue Gray’s investigation on partygate, the Archbishop of Canterbury said “we need to rediscover” good standards in public life.

The report, according to Archbishop Justin Welby, demonstrates that “culture, behaviour, and standards in public life” are important.

Following the publication of Ms Gray’s investigation into lockdown law-breaking parties at Downing Street, Prime Minister Boris Johnson defied further calls to resign.

In a statement, the archbishop said “we need to be able to trust our national institutions” in times of trouble.

“Sue Gray’s report shows that culture, behaviour and standards in public life really matter,” he said.

“We need to be able to trust our national institutions, particularly in times of great trouble.”

He added that standards in public life are “the glue that holds us together”.

“Jesus commands us to serve the most vulnerable and those in need,” he said.

“To help achieve this, we must recover the principles of mutual flourishing and the common good in the way we are governed.

“Standards in public life are the glue that holds us together – we need to rediscover them and abide by them.”

The archbishop also chastised the government last month for its plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda.

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