Boris Johnson’s former adviser Dominic Cummings has breached rules on business activities after leaving government, the official watchdog Acoba has ruled.
But it said it was a matter for ministers to decide what action should be taken against Mr Cummings, who left government last November after a power battle inside 10 Downing Street.
The Vote Leave supremo failed to seek advice from the the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments before launching a paid-for blog on Substack on which he has offered management consultancy services for payment, said Acoba chair Eric Pickles.
In a letter to Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove, Lord Pickles said: “Failure to seek and await advice before taking up work is a breach of the government’s rules.
“It is now a matter for the government to decide what appropriate action to take.”
