UK ministers under pressure to drop plans to hand ex-Australian PM Abbott trade job

Former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott (Tristan Fewings/PA)

UK ministers are under mounting pressure to drop plans to hand a senior trade role to former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott amid allegations of homophobia and misogyny.

Downing Street insists no decision has been made but Mr Abbott is in talks to become joint president of the relaunched Board of Trade.