Quizzed over Matt Hancock's aide hiring, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said there is a 'rigorous process' to hire people into government. More on this story:
According to the newspaper, the images, which appear to be from CCTV footage, were taken on 6 May from the Department of Health and Social Care building.The Sunday Times reported in November that Mr Hancock had failed to declare he had appointed Ms Coladangelo as an unpaid adviser on a six-month contract last March and later gave her a role on the board of the Department of Health.
Many will have sympathy with the argument that what people do in their own lives is not the business of the wider public. Lawyers are already questioning whether the Sun's pictures are evidence social distancing rules were broken. "From the PPE scandal, the crisis in our care service and the unbelievably poor test and trace system, he has utterly failed. It is time for the Health Secretary to go."
Peter Riddell, the Commissioner for Public Appointments, said last year that there were"growing concerns" about the lack of regulation over the appointment of non-executive board members to government departments.
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