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Health Secretary Matt Hancock
NO-ONE will be surprised that the government sees nothing wrong in Health Secretary Matt Hancock acquiring shares in a company that provides NHS services — whose director is his sister.
Unabashed ministers who state he acted “entirely properly” did not after all raise a fuss when Hancock’s neighbour and former pub landlord secured contracts worth £30 million to supply vials and test tubes to the NHS despite having no previous experience in medical supplies.
They weren’t fazed either when a High Court judge ruled Hancock had broken the law by failing to publish details of dozens of healthcare contracts awarded without competition.
While Spode quit politics after inheriting an earldom, Farage combines MP duties with selling columns, gin, and even video messages — proving reality produces more shameless characters than PG Wodehouse imagined, writes STEPHEN ARNELL
The fallout from the Kneecap and Bob Vylan performances at Glastonbury raises questions about the suitability of senior BBC management for their roles, says STEPHEN ARNELL