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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Christopher McKeon

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

Ministers need approval before they take up jobs after leaving Whitehall, but long delays have put them in an ‘invidious position’, one has said (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Wire)

Delays in approving new jobs have left some former ministers forced to choose between missing mortgage payments and breaking the rules, an ex-MP has said.

Former Conservative whip Ruth Edwards said the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba) had placed her in “an invidious position” by taking more than two months to sign off on a new job.

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