Christopher Watson joined accountancy firm Wallwork Nelson & Johnson (WNJ) in 2010 as a trainee tax consultant.

WNJ is a regional accountancy practice, based in Preston and established in the 1960s, with three equity partners, two associate partners and 35 employees.

Watson worked for the firm for a decade until 2020 when he was dismissed after a dispute over a salary reduction during the covid pandemic when pay was cut for associate partners.