Parliamentary records show that Health Minister Lord Bethell, a friend of Mr Hancock s, sponsored lobbyist Gina Coladangelo s access to Westminster from April 2020 until at least October.
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Angela Rayner MP, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Shadow Chancellor for the Duchy of Lancaster, responding to Lord Geidtâs report finding that Boris Johnson acted âunwiselyâ over flat refurbishment, said:
âThe Conservatives think itâs one rule for them and another for everyone else. Throughout this pandemic, the Government has shown utter disregard for taxpayersâ money, using the public purse as a personal cashpoint.
âItâs staggering that the Prime Minister could rack up a £200,000 bill for a luxury refurbishment yet have no knowledge of how it was eventually paid. And with the charge sheet against the Health Secretary getting longer and longer, Boris Johnson needs to explain why the public should trust him to lead such a major government department.
Chris Minns quits NSW Labor frontbench26/05/2021|1min
NSW Shadow Transport Minister Chris Minns has resigned from the frontbench effective immediately as Labor leader Jodi Mckay faces increasing pressure to step aside.
In a statement posted to Twitter he said, “I’m obviously very disappointed by news reports yesterday that a dirt dossier was distributed by the Deputy Leader of the Labor Party’s office.”
“In the last 24 hours I have not received any communication or explanation form the Leader, or the Deputy Leader as to how or why this was done.
“As a result my position in the Shadow Cabinet is untenable and I was resign effective immediately.
NSW Labor Leader Denies Knowledge of ‘Dirt Dossier’ as 2 MPs Quit Shadow Ministry
SYDNEY New South Wales (NSW) Labor Opposition Leader Jodi McKay has downplayed suggestions that she faces a leadership spill after two MPs resigned from her shadow cabinet this week.
This comes after a staffer from the deputy leader’s office distributed to the press a “dirt dossier” on NSW Labor’s Transport spokesman Chris Minns, who is considered a potential contender for the leadership.
Minns, who previously lost a challenge for the leadership to McKay in 2019, resigned on Tuesday.
“I’m obviously very disappointed by news reports yesterday that a dirt dossier was distributed by the Deputy Leader (Yasmin Catley) of the Labor Party’s office,” Minns wrote in a statement.