Ministers face 'cronyism' row after ex-Tory candidate handed key advisory role
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mirror.co.ukThe Government is facing a fresh cronyism row after a former Tory party candidate and councillor was handed a key role with Parliament's "revolving door" watchdog.
Andrew Cumpsty, former leader of the Conservative Group on Reading Borough Council and an ex-Tory parliamentary candidate in Copeland, was among several members to join the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA) earlier this month.
Ex-ministers and senior civil servants must get permission from the watchdog if they want to take on paid work in the two years after leaving office.
Mr Cumpsty is also chairman and founder of the Enterprise Forum, which acts as a link between the business leaders and the Conservative Party.
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