Boris Johnson did not inform the supervisory body about the new Daily Mail column

Boris Johnson to start a new Daily Mail column after being accused of misleading parliament by breaking rules on Downing Street during the pandemic. : STEFAN ROUSSEAU/AFP

As it turns out, Boris Johnson did not write to appointments oversight before starting a new Daily Mail column.

The Business Appointments Advisory Committee (Acoba) announced did not receive an application from Mr. Johnson for a new job at the paper.

A committee spokesman said he would write to the former prime minister asking for clarification amid reports that he would start a new column on Saturday. which will be read in Westminster and all over the world.»

'Preview'

Mr Johnson later confirmed he had joined the newspaper and his first «no exceptions» column was to appear in the Saturday edition. «Preview» will be published online at 17:00 on Friday.

In a video message to Mail+ he said he would write «whatever I want», but «as little as possible». on politics.

Former ministers who have left the government in the past two years must apply to Acoba before taking up a new position or position.

An Acoba spokesman said: “We don’t there was no application and we will write to Mr. Johnson.”

Mr. Johnson previously wrote a column for The Daily Telegraph before becoming Foreign Secretary in 2016.

Downing Street declined to comment on rumors that Boris Johnson is running for the position.

«The government doesn't matter»

When asked if Rishi Sunak would like to read his predecessor's column, the No. 10 spokesperson replied: «It's not question of the government, and I did not ask this question specifically to him.”

The news comes after Mr Johnson was accused of misleading Parliament several times during the pandemic for violating rules in Downing Street.

Boris Johnson said he would write 'as little as possible' on politics Photo: STEFAN ROUSSEAU/AFP

The Privileges Committee recommended that Johnson be suspended from the House of Commons for 90 days, although he had already resigned his seat, prompting a by-election.

The sanction is believed to be committee was so harsh because the former prime minister publicly criticized him during an investigation into his comments, including questioning the impartiality of its chairman, Harriet Harman.

Downing Street said the prime minister had still did not have time to study the report of Mr. Johnson's privileges committee.

A spokesman told reporters: “He was at the meetings all yesterday and continues to hold meetings today. This means that he did not have time to fully consider the report …

«The Prime Minister takes these processes very seriously, so he intends to take the time to carefully study the report.»

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