THE Prime Minister’s vow to restore integrity in politics have made no difference to Britain’s reputation for corruption, Transparency International warned today.

The country has maintained its lowest-ever score in the organisation’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for a second year running, it said.   

Britain’s CPI score of 71 — on a scale where 0 is seen as highly corrupt and 100 very clean — is 20th globally, a sharp drop since it was in the top 10 in 2021. 

Transparency International UK chief Daniel Bruce said: “The now sustained slump in the UK’s score in the corruption perceptions index demands firm action.

“There is no room for complacency given the challenges to institutions of government now arising globally.

“While a change in political leadership has brought some positive steps, the problems exposed by recent scandals — from [personal protective equipment] procurement to questions over political funding — demonstrate why more fundamental reform is needed.”