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McVey, Esther - Minister of State without Portfolio, the Cabinet Office- ACOBA advice

Correspondence with Esther McVey, former Minister of State without Portfolio, the Cabinet Office, on business appointments after leaving ministerial service

From:
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
Published
18 November 2015
Last updated
19 March 2025 — See all updates

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Advice Letter: Esther McVey, Columnist, The Daily Express

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Advice Letter: Esther McVey, Columnist, The Daily Express

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Correspondence from Lord True, Cabinet Office, regarding breach of the Rules (Speaking Agency)

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Correspondence from Lord True, Cabinet Office, regarding breach of the Rules (Speaking Agency)

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Letter from ACOBA to the Cabinet Office regarding breach of the Rules (Speaking Agency)

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Correspondence between ACOBA and Esther McVey re speaking event

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Correspondence from Lord True, Cabinet Office

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Letter from ACOBA to the Cabinet Office regarding breach of the Rules (GB News)

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Correspondence between ACOBA and Esther McVey re GB News

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Summary of business appointments applications - Esther McVey

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ACOBA letter: Rt Hon Esther McVey, Chair, British Transport Police Authority

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ACOBA approval letter: Rt Hon Esther McVey, Hume Brophy, Floreat Group, and the Universities of Liverpool and Hull

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Esther McVey left her role as Minister of State without Portfolio, the Cabinet Office in July 2024

Columnist, The Daily Express

Ms McVey sought the Committee’s advice about taking up a role with The Daily Express.  The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in September 2024; and the appointment was taken up later that month.An accessible version of the letter is available here.

Esther McVey left her role as Minister of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in February 2020, before rejoining government in November 2023. The Committee’s correspondence to Esther McVey in relation to previous appointments is below.

Speaking Agency

ACOBA wrote to Esther McVey about her failure to seek advice in relation to joining a speaking agency. Read the correspondence between Esther McVey and ACOBA about the speaking agency.

ACOBA wrote to the Cabinet Office reporting this and Lord True subsequently responded to the Chair of ACOBA. An accessible version of the correspondence is available here.

GB News

ACOBA wrote to Esther McVey about her failure to seek advice in relation to work with GB News. Read the correspondence between ACOBA and Esther McVey regarding GB News.

ACOBA reported this to the Cabinet Office and The Cabinet Office wrote to the Chair of ACOBA, in response. An accessible version of the correspondence is available here.

Esther McVey left her role as Minister of State for Employment, Department for Work and Pensions in May 2015

The Committee’s advice letters in relation to the appointments taken up after this role are also listed on this page.

Updates to this page

Published 18 November 2015
Last updated 19 March 2025 show all updates

  1. Express added

  2. Correspondence from Lord True added

  3. Correspondence added in respect of a speaking agency

  4. Correspondence from Lord True, Cabinet Office added

  5. Correspondence re GB News added

  6. Added appointment with BTPA

  7. First published.

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