Tuesday 22 November 2022 08:20 PM Matt Hancock 'broke rules in failing to consult watchdog before appearing on ... trends now
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Matt Hancock has broken Government rules by not consulting Parliament's anti-corruption watchdog before appearing on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, the body's chairman has ruled.
Lord Pickles, the Tory chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba) - which advises on post-ministerial jobs, informed Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Dowden of the breach in a letter on Tuesday.
Any disciplinary action would be decided by the Cabinet Office, but Lord Pickles said he believed further action would be 'disproportionate'.
Lord Pickles told Mr Dowden he was writing 'to bring to your attention a breach of the government's Business
