Kemi Badenoch gives equalities job to donor to leadership campaign

Minister urged to ‘come clean on why she didn’t declare political interest’ in Joanne Cash’s EHRC appointment

The business secretary, Kemi Badenoch, has appointed an equalities commissioner who had previously donated to her leadership campaign, the Guardian can reveal.

Joanne Cash, a former Tory candidate, was made a commissioner to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) board in January. Badenoch announced the appointment, in her capacity as equalities minister, saying Cash had “a track record of promoting women’s rights and freedom of expression”.