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Ex-Northern Ireland secretary faces scrutiny over £144,000 a year advisory roles
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The former Northern Ireland secretary Julian Smith is facing scrutiny for earning £144,000 a year from companies with close links to the region.
The Conservative MP for Skipton and Ripon earns up to £3,000 per hour as an “external adviser” offering guidance on “business development” for a hydrogen company owned by a Tory donor who also runs a Northern Irish bus factory.
The register of members interests shows Smith also works with a cruise ship refurbisher based in Newry, County Down, and the UK subsidiary of an Irish offshore wind company that is exploring an expansion to Northern Ireland.
All three of Smith’s extra jobs were approved by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba), the parliamentary watchdog that polices the
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