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posted on 23/7/2021 15:49Corrupt b*****ds - Gav
The government has said it will not search the private email account of former Health Secretary Matt Hancock for discussions on official business.
Downing Street has admitted Mr Hancock, who quit last month, used his personal address for this reason.
The campaign group Good Law Project argued his inbox should be checked for the sake of transparency.
But the government rejected this, saying a sweep of emails was "neither necessary nor proportionate".
The Sunday Times has reported that, as a result of Mr Hancock's use of his personal account, the government does not have a record of much of his decision-making during the pandemic.
This, it said, included negotiating PPE contracts, creating the test-and-trace programme and overseeing the care homes strategy.
- “Sometimes the angels punish us, by answering our prayers” -
Downing Street has admitted Mr Hancock, who quit last month, used his personal address for this reason.
The campaign group Good Law Project argued his inbox should be checked for the sake of transparency.
But the government rejected this, saying a sweep of emails was "neither necessary nor proportionate".
The Sunday Times has reported that, as a result of Mr Hancock's use of his personal account, the government does not have a record of much of his decision-making during the pandemic.
This, it said, included negotiating PPE contracts, creating the test-and-trace programme and overseeing the care homes strategy.
- “Sometimes the angels punish us, by answering our prayers” -
- Corrupt *******s - Gav 23/7 15:49 (read 1176 times, 1 post in thread)