Boris Johnson Lands Newspaper Column After Parliament Censure, Prompting Ethics Inquiry

Overview

• Boris Johnson will write a weekly column for The Daily Mail.
• Johnson's previous journalism experience includes being the Brussels correspondent for The Daily Telegraph and editor of The Spectator.
• Johnson did not apply to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA) before taking up the new position.
• ACOBA will be seeking clarity on the matter from Johnson.
• Johnson committed a new breach by failing to give proper notice to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA)