Legal letter accuses ministers of breaching transparency rules over non-disclosure of contracts worth over £5bn
Labour’s Debbie Abrahams: ‘It is wholly unacceptable that as an MP I cannot put the government’s decisions to award these huge contracts under scrutiny.’Labour’s Debbie Abrahams: ‘It is wholly unacceptable that as an MP I cannot put the government’s decisions to award these huge contracts under scrutiny.’MPs are to launch legal action to force the government to reveal details of hundreds of personal protective equipment contracts, amid mounting complaints over the secrecy around the deals.
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