UK government accused of chumocracy in handing out virus contracts
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07/07/2021 - 05:11 Questions have been asked not just about Hancock s affair but the contracts he has awarded JESSICA TAYLOR UK PARLIAMENT/AFP/File 4 min
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Britain s government is facing growing criticism over how it awarded contracts for virus-related goods and services during the pandemic, its detractors alleging a chumocracy in which politically connected companies got priority. I think in comparison to Britain 10 years ago, there s a level of corruption that we haven t reached before, said Emily Barritt, a lecturer in law at King s College London.
The latest revelation came in late June when Health Secretary Matt Hancock resigned after it emerged he was having an affair with a university friend he had appointed as an aide, Gina Colodangelo.
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AP / Updated: Jun 30, 2021, 21:16 IST
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HONG KONG: Hong Kong is still China s wealthiest, most capitalist city. Its vistas of skyscrapers and sea framed by dragon-backed emerald peaks are as stunning as ever. But a year after Beijing imposed a harsh national security law on the former British colony, the civil liberties that raised hopes for more democracy among many of its 7 million people are fading. The June 30, 2020, introduction of the law accelerated a rolling back of freedoms promised to Hong Kong when China took over in 1997.