Boris Johnson’s ex-aide was warned by regulator over access as a consultant
Boris Johnson’s former communications chief was warned he could be seen as offering “unfair” access to government, after a consultancy he set up shortly after leaving No 10 took on clients including the national lottery operator, Camelot, and the Premier League.
Lee Cain incorporated a PR consultancy called Charlesbye in February, three months after leaving office.
Official disclosures show that Acoba, the body that offers guidance to former ministers and civil servants seeking private sector work, rubber-stamped the plan and also said he could advise a series of commercial clients.
While Acoba imposed conditions on Cain’s work that it said would mitigate the risk of any impropriety, a Labour MP said the advice given to the spin doctor when he
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