Activists tried to get the appointment stopped, saying he was opposed to LGBT rights and said climate change is ‘probably doing good’.
Mr Abbott, 62, will take up what’s said to be an unpaid role alongside business leaders, economists and politicians.
In its announcement, the Department for International Trade stressed that advisers to the board will have ‘no direct role in striking trade deals’.supports HTML5 video Trade Secretary Liz Truss said: ‘The new Board of Trade will play an important role in helping Britain make the case for free and fair trade across the UK and around the world.
The letter said Mr Abbott ‘vigorously campaigned’ against Australia’s successful marriage equality referendum in 2017 and had said climate change is ‘probably doing good’.
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