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Boris Johnson’s new ethics adviser works for arms company

Exclusive: Lord Geidt, tasked with clearing up government sleaze scandal, is a paid adviser to an arms company with history of corruption allegations

By Peter Geoghegan, Seth Thévoz and Martin Williams
Boris Johnson’s new ethics adviser works for arms company
Boris Johnson's government's new ethics adviser is under fire for links to arms company, BAE | PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
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The government’s new ministerial ethics adviser, Lord Geidt, is paid by the global arms company BAE Systems, openDemocracy can reveal.

As former private secretary to the Queen, the government said Christopher Geidt had a “distinguished record of impartial public service” and would clear up the sleaze scandal engulfing Westminster.

But Geidt is also a member of the International Advisory Board for BAE Systems, which has long faced allegations of corruption and bribery.

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