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Delays approving new jobs put ministers in ‘invidious position’, says ex-whip

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Former whip Ruth Edwards said she was facing a choice between missing mortgage payments and breaking the rules thanks to delays at Acoba.

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Delays approving new jobs put ministers in ‘invidious position’, says ex-whip

Former whip Ruth Edwards said she was facing a choice between missing mortgage payments and breaking the rules thanks to delays at Acoba.

20 hours ago·London, United Kingdom

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Jersey Evening Post

Delays approving new jobs put ministers in ‘invidious position’, says ex-whip - Jersey Evening Post

Delays in approving new jobs have left some former ministers forced to choose between missing mortgage payments and breaking the rules, an ex-MP has said. Former Conservative whip Ruth Edwards said the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba) had placed her in “an invidious position” by taking more than two months to sign off on a new job. She told the PA news agency: “I’m basically being told to choose between not paying my mortgage …

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