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10.50am GMT
Q: A new spad website has been set up. How is that being handled?
Sedwill says that is nothing to do with him. That is a Conservative party matter. He says it is up to politicians to identify advisers they might want to recruit.
10.46am GMT
Sedwill says anyone operating on behalf of the PM has to operate with his authority, and ultimately with his approval.
And he says the PM is the ultimate arbiter of the ministerial code. He says he can only advise the PM on this.
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