has been nominated as a crossbench peer.

The gold-laden pieces go to an on-site chemical plant.They’re tipped into a chemical solution which leaches the gold out into the liquid.

This is then filtered, leaving a powder behind. It looks pretty nondescript but this is actually pure gold – it just needs to be heated in a furnace to be transformed into a gleaming nugget.“Traditional gold recovery processes are very energy intensive and use very toxic chemicals that can only be used once, or they go to high energy smelters and they're basically burnt,” says Leighton John, the Royal Mint's operations director.“The groundbreaking thing for us is the fact that this chemistry is used at room temperature, at very low energy, it’s recyclable and pulls gold really quickly.”

There’s no shortage of e-waste for the Royal Mint to target. Theplaces the UK as the second biggest producer of tech trash per capita, beaten only by Norway.

“Our aim is to process over 4,000 tonnes of e-waste annually,” says Leighton John.

“Traditionally this waste is shipped overseas but we're keeping it in the UK and we're keeping those elements in the UK for us to use. It's really important.”The code adds that it is "primarily a matter of judgement for ministers who are personally responsible for deciding how to act" in relation to accepting gifts.

The monthly register will include details and the value of gifts worth more than £140, as well as hospitality, received and given by ministers in their ministerial capacity.revealed the prime minister is renting out his family home in north London after moving into Downing Street.

Sir Keir is not the first prime minister to do so - David Cameron also rented out his family home and Theresa May rented out a flat she owned in central London.The list includes any relevant private interests which could be perceived to give rise to a conflict with a minister's public duties.