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Labour has formally sought an explanation from the government as to why there has been no investigation into whether Matt Hancock broke the law during his relationship with an aide, despite what the party called “clear evidence” of a breach.
The Labour request, in a letter to the attorney general, Michael Ellis, comes as a political thinktank argued that Hancock’s behaviour highlighted the need for the ministerial code to be underpinned by law.
The Institute for Government (IFG) report cited the decision not to dismiss Hancock, who resigned as health secretary, and said that, in light of other government revelations such as about lobbying on behalf of Greensill Capital, Boris Johnson had allowed standards of ministerial behaviour to weaken.
Hancock was pictured in an embrace at his office with Gina Coladangelo, a longtime friend and a non-executive director at Hancock’s health department, on 6 May.
The Labour letter, signed by Charles Falconer, the shadow attorney general, David Lammy, the shadow justice secretary, and Nick Thomas-Symonds, the shadow home secretary, notes that Hancock’s contact with Coladangelo was not permitted under social distancing rules in place at the time.
www.theguardian.com
It's so wrong that Hancock isn't being investigated. It's blatantly obvious that it wasn't just that one occasion that he broke the rules, he was in a close relationship with her, quite possibly over a number of months and possibly throughout the pandemic. Bad enough when other people in authority break the rules - but he was the HEALTH SECRETARY for heaven's sake! 😡 There should be consequences.
The Labour request, in a letter to the attorney general, Michael Ellis, comes as a political thinktank argued that Hancock’s behaviour highlighted the need for the ministerial code to be underpinned by law.
The Institute for Government (IFG) report cited the decision not to dismiss Hancock, who resigned as health secretary, and said that, in light of other government revelations such as about lobbying on behalf of Greensill Capital, Boris Johnson had allowed standards of ministerial behaviour to weaken.
Hancock was pictured in an embrace at his office with Gina Coladangelo, a longtime friend and a non-executive director at Hancock’s health department, on 6 May.
The Labour letter, signed by Charles Falconer, the shadow attorney general, David Lammy, the shadow justice secretary, and Nick Thomas-Symonds, the shadow home secretary, notes that Hancock’s contact with Coladangelo was not permitted under social distancing rules in place at the time.
Labour asks government to explain failure to investigate Matt Hancock
Senior party figures tell attorney general there is ‘clear evidence’ of breach of distancing rules
www.theguardian.com
It's so wrong that Hancock isn't being investigated. It's blatantly obvious that it wasn't just that one occasion that he broke the rules, he was in a close relationship with her, quite possibly over a number of months and possibly throughout the pandemic. Bad enough when other people in authority break the rules - but he was the HEALTH SECRETARY for heaven's sake! 😡 There should be consequences.
