The watchdog on post-ministerial roles said the former PM only told them about the new position at the Daily Mail 30 minutes before announcing it on Twitter
Boris Johnson committed a"clear and unambiguous" breach of the rules on post-ministerial jobs after taking up a role as a columnist at the Daily Mail, a watchdog has ruled.
The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, known as Acoba, revealed today that the former prime minister only asked them for advice on the position 30 minutes before the newspaper announced his new column on Twitter. But the rules state former ministers should neither announce nor take up jobs before receiving advice from the committee for two years after leaving office.The chair of Acoba and former Tory MP, Lord Pickles, said the case was a"further illustration of how out of date" the rules were, as the committee could no longer rely on the"good chaps" precedent - where ministers observed"the letter and spirit of the rules".
In a letter to Cabinet Office Secretary Oliver Dowden, the chair called for sanctions to be introduced for breaches, and while he acknowledged the department was working on a range of proposals, he added:"I am concerned that if the government waits until these reforms can be implemented together, it risks further scandals in the meantime.
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