Sir Nick Clegg had some responsibilities for the Cabinet Office during the coalition years, although he left government in May 2015. Mr Johnson also flatly denied having any contact with Mr Cameron about the lobbying controversy. Mr Johnson has tried to quell alarm over the stream of revelations by ordering a Cabinet Office probe by a legal expert. The fact the Cabinet Office agreed to the highly unusual dual role for Mr Crothers was revealed in official correspondence yesterday. The Cabinet Office initially said he could keep the reported £100,000-a-year role because it judged it was not a conflict of interest.

Source: The Nation April 14, 2021 13:13 UTC