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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jon Stone and Archie Mitchell

Boris Johnson’s Daily Mail job was ‘clear breach’ of government rules

PA Wire

Boris Johnson committed a "clear and unambiguous breach" of the rules by taking a new job as a Daily Mail columnist, a government watchdog has said.

The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba) on Tuesday wrote to the government and said there was urgent need for reform of the “good chaps” approach to ministerial jobs.

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