The influential lobbyist served as an unpaid health advisor to Test and Trace minister Lord Bethell for six months without the move ever being announced. He later sent sensitive information, including that London would face tough lockdown restrictions until next Spring, to paying clients. In her letter, she wrote: “Our national fight against Covid-19 relies on the Government maintaining the trust of the British people. Sir Alistair Graham, former chairman of the committee on standards in public life, said Mr Pascoe-Watson’s appointment was “incomprehensible”. The note came three days before details appeared in newspapers, prompting the PM to order a leak inquiry.

Source: Daily Mirror November 15, 2020 16:52 UTC