As per Guido’s story a couple of hours ago, Boris has gone ahead with Tony Abbott joining the UK’s new top post-Brexit trade board. The list in full:

• Secretary of State for Scotland
• Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
• Secretary of State for Wales
• Minister for Trade Policy (invited when relevant to Ministerial portfolio)
• Minister for Investment (invited when relevant to Ministerial portfolio)
• Minister for Exports (invited when relevant to Ministerial portfolio)
• Minister for International Trade (invited when relevant to Ministerial portfolio)
• The Hon Tony Abbott
• Karen Betts
• Anne Boden MBE
• Daniel Hannan
• Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt
• Emma Howard Boyd
• Michael Liebreich
• Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of the City of London, William Russell
• Dr Linda Yueh

You’re either in front of Guido, or behind…