https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💥" title="Symbol für eine Kollision" aria-label="Emoji: Symbol für eine Kollision"> SCOOP: Boris Johnson has selected Lord Christopher Geidt, the Queen& #39;s former private secretary for a decade, to be his new independent advisor on ministerial interests. Formal announcement on his appointment expected as soon as today https://www.ft.com/content/7adbdd48-4f1e-4221-9586-9ef0dcece7b3">https://www.ft.com/content/7...

Lord Geidt is an establishment choice: son of a magistrates’ court chief clerk, studied at Cambridge, attended Sandhurst and served in the Scots Guards. He left Buckingham Palace in 2017 after what was called a "power struggle" with the Prince of Wales. https://www.ft.com/content/7adbdd48-4f1e-4221-9586-9ef0dcece7b3">https://www.ft.com/content/7...

Geidt is no stranger to Whitehall. He served as part of the “golden triangle” during the coalition and early Brexit years with the cabinet secretary and PM& #39;s principal private secretary to manage relations between No10 and Buckingham Palace. https://www.ft.com/content/7adbdd48-4f1e-4221-9586-9ef0dcece7b3">https://www.ft.com/content/7...