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Boris Johnson 'facing ethics probe' after allegations he profited from contacts

BORIS Johnson is facing an ethics probe following allegations he profited from contacts he made in office as prime minister.

The National (Scotland)

Call to halt Boris Johnson’s £115,000 allowance after Boris Files revelations

Senior politicians want taxpayer-funded support for former PM suspended, as watchdog opens investigation

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog slammed as former Tory defence secretary joins missile start up

FORMER Tory defence secretary Grant Shapps has been cleared by the parliamentary standards watchdog to join a defence start-up.

The National (Scotland)

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Watchdog slammed for clearing ex-defence secretary’s startup move

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The Independent UK

Ex-defence secretary allowed to work for missiles start-up – as long as he avoids defence matters

The ex-defence secretary said he co-founded the company ‘to help protect our skies’ but if it saves lives in Ukraine ‘then that would obviously be very good news’

The Independent UK

Watchdog criticised for clearing ex-defence secretary Shapps to join missile maker

Former minister can take up role as chair of Cambridge Aerospace – as long as he avoids defence matters

The Guardian - UK

Acoba axed: how the post-ministerial jobs watchdog proved ‘next to useless’

Advisory Committee on Business Appointments could do little more to enforce rules than write letters

The Guardian - UK

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Keir Starmer to replace post-ministerial jobs watchdog with tougher regime

PM will bring in financial penalties for those who break rules and set up new independent ethics and integrity commission

The Guardian - UK

UK ex-Middle East minister accused of transparency rule breach over Bahrain advisory role

Tory peer Tariq Ahmad denies contact while in office with King Hamad Global Center for Peaceful Coexistence

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Tory minister breached post-government jobs rules, watchdog says

Lord Harrington, now a non-affiliated peer, apologised for miscalculating the period he had to give notice for jobs he took up after leaving office.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak's Goldman Sachs Job Raises Concerns Over Political Access and Influence

Ex-PM Rishi Sunak becomes Goldman Sachs senior adviser. ACOBA warns of risks tied to insider access and post-office influence.

International Business Times UK

Starmer’s promised ethics commission may repackage existing regulators

Government sources say ‘umbrella’ structure now more likely after plans for independent body found to be too complex

The Guardian - UK

Tory peer Liam Booth-Smith takes job at AI firm he encountered at No 10

Rishi Sunak’s ex-chief of staff lands role at Anthropic, which has memorandum of understanding on working with government

The Guardian - UK

Ex-watchdog chair warns of loss of public trust over business appointments

Lord Pickles called for changes to the advisory process for former ministers and senior civil servants taking on jobs in the private sector.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Delays approving new jobs put ministers in ‘invidious position’, says ex-whip

Former whip Ruth Edwards said she was facing a choice between missing mortgage payments and breaking the rules thanks to delays at Acoba.

The Guardian - UK

Former defence secretary Ben Wallace takes role advising Saudi Arabia

Ex-Tory minister hired by CTRD, which works with Saudi government, to advise on reform, governance and security

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson firm gives Charlotte Owen top job after ex-PM made her UK’s youngest peer

Exclusive: Charlotte Owen has been made vice-president of green consultancy company Better Earth, whose co-chair is the former prime minister

The Guardian - UK

Nadhim Zahawi named chair of Very Group after quitting as MP

Former chancellor plans to join online retailer owned by the billionaire Barclay family in June

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The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson ‘refused to be open’ with watchdog about hedge fund role

Acoba chair Eric Pickles says rules on post-ministerial jobs are ‘unenforceable’ after former PM avoids answering questions

The Guardian - UK

‘Potentially serious impropriety’: Labour questions Johnson’s Venezuela meeting

Former PM’s meeting with President Maduro, in capacity as hedge fund consultant, is under further scrutiny

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson did not consult watchdog over paid role with hedge fund

Ex-UK PM was required to seek permission for paid role with Merlyn Advisors, for whom he spoke to Venezuela president

The Guardian - UK

Six top politicians who exited Westminster via the ‘revolving door’

Starmer and Johnson among public servants who failed to consult watchdog before taking lucrative job

The Guardian - UK

Sir Stephen Lovegrove to chair Rolls-Royce-led nuclear consortium

New role for former permanent secretary in energy department raises concerns over ‘revolving door’ between public and private

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Boris Johnson: Where is he now and is he still MP?

The Independent looks at the former prime minister and what he’s been up to lately

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