BRITAIN’S democracy “cannot hinge on a gentleman’s agreement,” Labour insisted yesterday as the party proposed a rewrite of the rules that govern public life.

Deputy leader Angela Rayner accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government of corruption as she set out proposals to overhaul the standards system that applies to MPs and ministers.

Delivering a speech at the Institute for Government think tank, Ms Rayner said: “The next Labour government will act to stamp out the corruption that Boris Johnson and his government have polluted our democracy with.”