Former Business Partner Of Rees-Mogg And Major Tory Donor Appointed A Minister
The Independent|October 03, 2022
Jacob Rees-Mogg has been caught up in a cronyism row after the partner in his investment firm was suddenly handed a peerage and made a government minister.
Rob Merrick
Former Business Partner Of Rees-Mogg And Major Tory Donor Appointed A Minister

Dominic Johnson co-founded Somerset Capital Management with the business secretary – both making many millions from the firm, including from the pound’s plunge after the Brexit vote.

Now Mr Johnson has been appointed a minister in both the Cabinet Office and the Department for International Trade, an announcement slipped out on the government’s website revealed. The move comes amid controversy over the cabinet’s close ties with City financiers, after the chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng celebrated his mini-Budget with hedge fund managers.

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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.

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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.

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