Boris Johnson to avoid censure over Daily Mail job rules breach

Deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden says it would disproportionate to undertake further action' against former PM

Boris Johnson is to avoid censure for breaking the rules on ex-ministers taking up new jobs despite the government accepting he committed a breach over his appointment as a Daily Mail columnist.

Oliver Dowden, the deputy prime minister, told the post-government appointments watchdog on Thursday that it would be disproportionate to undertake further action" other than acknowledging that there had been a breach.