Two of prime minister’s senior advisers being paid through lobbying company

Aides Alice Robinson and Mac Chapwell paid by company run by Liz Truss's new chief of staff

Two of the prime minister's most senior advisers are being paid through her new chief of staff's lobbying company, it has emerged, days after Downing Street said it would employ the latter directly.

The government admitted last weekend that Liz Truss's chief of staff, Mark Fullbrook, was being paid through his lobbying firm, a move that could have helped him avoid paying tax.