Minister defends ex-Serco lobbyist's justice brief

David Gauke says steps will be taken to avoid any conflict of interest for junior ministerThe justice secretary, David Gauke, has defended the appointment of a former Serco lobbyist as a minister in his department and said steps would be taken to avoid any possible conflict of interest in future dealings with the outsourcing firm.
Edward Argar, a former head of UK and Europe public affairs at Serco, which runs five private prisons and a prisoner escort service, was appointed as a justice ministe