4 Apr 2023

Analysis: Government crackdown on lobbyists

From Morning Report, 7:36 am on 4 April 2023

Many are dismissing as too timid and just about meaningless the government's proposed crackdown on lobbyists .

The government will strip swipe card access to parliament for lobbyists, seek a voluntary code of conduct for firms, and will rewrite the cabinet manual setting clear expectations around what minister's do immediately after politics.

Poltical editor Jane Patterson spoke to Guyon Espiner.
 

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