The Labour leader says public servants should be compelled by law to tell the truth, following the infected blood scandal.
Sir Keir Starmer is calling for a "duty of candour" law to prevent future cover-ups like the infected blood and Post Office scandals.
Rishi Sunak said he had "enormous amount of sympathy for" the idea of a duty of candour but wanted to "fully digest" the findings of the infected blood scandal inquiry. He called on the government to introduce a "statutory duty of accountability on senior civil servants for the candour and completeness of advice given to permanent secretaries and ministers, and the candour and completeness of their response to concerns raised by members of the public and staff".
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