{"id":132415,"date":"2021-07-16T01:45:40","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T01:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=132415"},"modified":"2021-07-16T01:45:40","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T01:45:40","slug":"boris-johnson-grants-ex-bullingdon-club-peer-independent-watchdog-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/boris-johnson-grants-ex-bullingdon-club-peer-independent-watchdog-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Boris Johnson grants ex-Bullingdon Club peer independent watchdog role"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Boris Johnson appoints former Bullingdon Club contemporary of his to independent watchdog that oversees and advises him on ethics in public life<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ewen Fergusson to join the Government&#8217;s Committee\u00a0on Standards in Public Life<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The City lawyer will join Professor Gillian Peele on independent watchdog that oversees and advises the Prime Minister&#8217;s office on ethics in public life\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr Fergusson was a member of Oxford University&#8217;s exclusive Bullingdon Club, and was pictured alongside Boris Johnson and David Cameron in 1987 picture<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/07\/16\/02\/45506751-9793849-City_solicitor_Ewen_Fergusson_55_has_been_appointed_to_the_Commi-m-2_1626398431264.jpg\" height=\"385\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>City solicitor Ewen Fergusson, 55, has been appointed to the Committee on Standards in Public Life, the government body that advises the Prime Minister&#8217;s office on ethics in public life<\/p>\n<p>Boris Johnson has handed a university friend who was also a member of Oxford&#8217;s exclusive Bullingdon Club an advisory role at an independent government watchdog.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>City solicitor Ewen Fergusson, 55, has been appointed to the Committee on Standards in Public Life, the government body that advises the Prime Minister&#8217;s office on ethics in public life.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He will join the Committee alongside Professor Gillian Peele from August 1. The role will hold no formal powers and is strictly advisory.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fergusson, who spent much of his career as a partner at law firm Herbert Smith Freehills, was photographed behind Mr Johnson and near to ex-Prime Minister David Cameron in the 1987 Bullingdon Club picture.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Committee on Standards in Public Life &#8211; established in 1994 by John Major &#8211; can initiate inquiries, make recommendations to the Prime Minister and assess government policies and practice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Former committee chair Sir Alistair Graham slammed the &#8216;pathetic&#8217; appointment and pointed to the &#8216;chumocracy&#8217; label hurled at the Government earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>He told the Times: &#8216;It really is desperate if you have to be a university mate of Boris Johnson to qualify to sit on the committee that is supposed to examine sleaze.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I doubt that the experience of the Bullingdon would provide any of the right qualifications. It seems like a completely inappropriate appointment.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A Cabinet Office spokesperson told the Times of Fergusson&#8217;s appointment: &#8216;The application was carefully considered on its merits by the advisory assessment panel, which interviewed him and found he was appointable&#8217;.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At present, Fergusson works as a non-magistrate member of the Lord Chancellor&#8217;s advisory committee and spends his time producing independent film projects.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fergusson was educated at Rugby&#8217;s independent boarding school and met Mr Johnson while studying at Oriel College, Oxford.<\/p>\n<p>The pair were snapped together in formal attire alongside former Prime Minister David Cameron at a Bullingdon Club event in 1987.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But their relationship extended beyond their university years, with Fergusson present at a 2008 fundraising event for Mr Johnson&#8217;s run at London Mayor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Bullingdon Club was an exclusive male-only dining club at the University of Oxford that became known for its lavish banquets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-9793849\/Boris-Johnson-appoints-former-Bullingdon-Club-peer-Ewen-Fergusson-independent-watchdog-position.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boris Johnson appoints former Bullingdon Club contemporary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":132414,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23056],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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