Growing Influence Laundering Industry Enables Ex-UK Politicians to Get Rich Advising Foreign Interests, Risking Conflicts of Interest
• Former UK politicians like Blair and Osborne are getting rich post-office by working for foreign governments and corporations. This introduces potential conflicts of interest and corruption.
• There's a growing "influence laundering" industry of think tanks and investment vehicles that disguise the hands of foreign governments.
• Ex-ministers and prime ministers make ideal agents of influence for autocracies looking to buy access and sway policy.
• The revolving door between government and business risks decisions being made for personal enrichment rather than public benefit.
• Sunak should introduce lifetime bans on ex-ministers advising foreign governments to limit this corrosive influence.