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Government ethics chief accused of groping former police colleague’s breasts
The Independent and The Sun describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedStuart Sterling leads the Ethics and Integrity Commission (EIC), a body that works with the prime minister to promote the ‘highest standards in public life’.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Government ethics chief accused of groping former police colleague’s breasts". The right frames it as "Government ethics chief steps down from watchdog role after being investigated for ‘grabb...".
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Left / center-leftGovernment ethics chief accused of groping former police colleague’s breasts
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Right / center-rightGovernment ethics chief steps down from watchdog role after being investigated for ‘grabbing police colleague’s breasts’
Government ethics chief accused of groping former police colleague’s breasts
Stuart Sterling leads the Ethics and Integrity Commission (EIC), a body that works with the prime minister to promote the ‘highest standards in public life’
Government ethics chief steps down from watchdog role after being investigated for ‘grabbing police colleague’s breasts’
THE head of the Government's ethics watchdog has stepped down from his role after it emerged he was once investigated over accusations he "grabbed a colleague’s breasts". Stuart Sterling, 4...
