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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Geraldine McKelvie Senior correspondent

Watchdog cleared ex-Tory minister to work for offshoot of firm linked to China surveillance

Richard Fuller speaking at a lectern
Richard Fuller was interim chair of the Conservative party in 2024. Photograph: Jacob King/PA

A government watchdog advised a former minister that he could work with a subsidiary of a company linked to Chinese surveillance technology, the Guardian can reveal.

Richard Fuller, who served as economic secretary to the Treasury in the governments of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, wrote to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba) before joining Investcorp Securities as an advisory board member in 2023.

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