Liam Fox’s leadership of the trade department appears to have got off to a rocky start LEON NEAL/GETTY IMAGESLiam Fox is facing questions over cronyism after it emerged that an “independent” director appointed to oversee his department was an outspoken supporter of his Tory leadership bid. The Department for International Trade announced four non-executive board members yesterday whose role includes providing “independent scrutiny for the department”. However, one of the appointments is a former business adviser to President George W Bush who has made no secret of her backing for Dr Fox. The high regard is apparently mutual. Dr Fox, who resigned as defence secretary in…

Source: The Times November 18, 2016 00:21 UTC