The Tory Lord heading up sweeping job cuts at the civil service has been accused of using his parliamentary role for personal gain after it was revealed he had touted Saudi royalty for private business while on the clock.
Francis Maude was announced last month as the leader of a major review into the civil service that could reportedly result in the loss of 91,000 jobs.
The allegations relate to a 2018 trip that was meant to be a “fact finding” mission to “gain a deeper understanding of the strategic links between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the UK”.
