Mark Fullbrook returns to lobbying

It seems Liz isn’t the only Trussite returning to public life. Her former chief of staff Mark Fullbrook has returned to the world of political lobbying, fresh from masterminding her 49-day regime in No. 10. Fullbrook’s previous activities in this field were a regular feature of news reporting during Truss’s seven weeks in office. And now, undaunted by past controversies, he has returned to Fullbrook Strategies Limited – the firm he established and ran between spring and September last year. The onetime partner of Lynton Crosby heralded the move by writing on LinkedIn:

Today FSL resumes business after my co-founders and I completed our “gardening leave”. Letting all my contacts know that if your looking to solve a complex problem before others even know you have it – we live by our motto – Outcome Before Process.

If only that had been true for Liz’s government, eh? Normally, senior officials leaving their posts are subject to a two-year ban by the Cabinet Office agency Acoba before they can lobby the government.