Former British army chief joins Lynton Crosby’s lobbying firm

Gen Sir Mark Carleton-Smith will support work on opportunities arising from Aukus defence pact

A former head of the British army has joined a lobbying firm run by the veteran Conservative party strategist Sir Lynton Crosby as it seeks to capitalise on business deals in the defence industry.

Gen Sir Mark Carleton-Smith, who until last year was one of the UK’s most senior military officers, will work as an adviser at Crosby’s influential Anglo-Australian consultancy, CT Group.