The UK has fallen down the global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) to its lowest ever score as a report warned "slipping standards are being noticed on the world stage".
Britain fell seven places to be ranked 18th in the world after a year marked by the controversy around PPE procurement and a series of breaches of the ministerial code.
It was one of only five countries to see their year-on-year scores drop by five or more points, along with Qatar, Myanmar, Azerbaijan and Oman.
The CPI is compiled by Transparency International which uses impartial surveys from experts and business leaders to rank countries by the perceived level of corruption in their public sectors.
Chief executive Daniel Bruce said the slump was a "powerful indictment of a recent decline in standards in government" that should "set alarm bells ringing in Downing Street".
"The underlying data clearly indicate that business executives and other experts are concerned about insufficient controls on the abuse of public office and increasingly view corruption and bribery as a real issue in Britain," he said.
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