RAYNER’S RESPONSE QUICK OFF THE MARK
LIZ Truss’s new chief-ofstaff Mark Fullbrook being paid through his lobbying firm instead of directly as a Government employee should ring alarm bells.
The potential conflicts of interest from this arrangement for Mr Fullbrook – husband of Tory former MP Lorraine – are terrifying.
No10 denying Fullbrook would benefit from scrapping IR35 accounting rules – slashing tax on contractors – smacked of Downing Street panic.