Ashley Fox had said he had no political ambitions when being vetted as chair of Independent Monitoring AuthorityUK general election live – latest updatesA Conservative candidate has been accused of lying to MPs about his political ambitions in order to secure a lucrative role heading up a post-Brexit regulator.Sir Ashley Fox was confirmed on Friday as the Tory candidate for the safe seat of Bridgwater in Somerset, which he applied for last year despite having previously promised members of the justice select committee he would not do so. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/07/tory-candidate-ashley-fox-bridgwater-independent-monitoring-authority
Author : Kiran Stacey Political correspondent
Publish date : 2024-06-07 17:09:02
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Tory candidate Ashley Fox accused to lying to MPs to secure job
