Penny Mordaunt takes job advising one of world’s largest tobacco firms

Former Tory leadership contender, who abstained on smoking ban vote last year, will work for British American Tobacco on ‘harm reduction’UK politics live – latest updatesPenny Mordaunt has taken a job advising one of the world’s biggest tobacco companies on “harm reduction”.The former Conservative leadership contender, who served in cabinet roles from defence secretary to leader of the House of Commons, will advise British American Tobacco’s (BAT) “transformation advisory group” in a paid role, after losing her seat in parliament last year. Continue reading...

Penny Mordaunt takes job advising one of world’s largest tobacco firms

Former Tory leadership contender, who abstained on smoking ban vote last year, will work for British American Tobacco on ‘harm reduction’

Penny Mordaunt has taken a job advising one of the world’s biggest tobacco companies on “harm reduction”.

The former Conservative leadership contender, who served in cabinet roles from defence secretary to leader of the House of Commons, will advise British American Tobacco’s (BAT) “transformation advisory group” in a paid role, after losing her seat in parliament last year. Continue reading...