Matt Hancock says it was "the appropriate factor to do" to delay publishing contracts in the course of the pandemic, regardless of a court docket r
Matt Hancock says it was “the appropriate factor to do” to delay publishing contracts in the course of the pandemic, regardless of a court docket ruling he acted unlawfully.
A choose dominated the well being secretary had “breached his authorized obligation” by not publishing particulars inside 30 days of contracts being signed.
However Mr Hancock instructed the BBC his staff had been targeted on sourcing PPE.
He mentioned they “spent all of their time shopping for life-saving gear, even when the paperwork was a little bit bit late”.
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