£250mln contract for face masks to a Mauritius based company that specialises in currency trading 
Covid Corruption
- Thread starter southstander
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Nowt wrong with it according to DoctorMick like. Stop having a hissy fit.£250mln contract for face masks to a Mauritius based company that specialises in currency trading
It’s mental
Simply a coincidence that the money is being sent to the worlds worst tax haven. Imo.It’s mental
the dude
Striker
More dodgy dealing? :
Although to be fair they delivered the PPE that was ordered.
Coronavirus: Conservative councillor PPE contracts questioned
Labour says the government must "come clean" on PPE procurement process after £120m face shield deals.
www.bbc.co.uk
Although to be fair they delivered the PPE that was ordered.
Bob Fleming
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It's disgusting what goes on across government like.
A consultancy firm employed by my government employer - over £1m of public money spent with absolutely zero to show for it. Zero. No tendering process. In fact it was so corrupt they appointed the CEO of the consultancy firm to be the CDTO of the government agency so it was easier to spend money on his own company.
A consultancy firm employed by my government employer - over £1m of public money spent with absolutely zero to show for it. Zero. No tendering process. In fact it was so corrupt they appointed the CEO of the consultancy firm to be the CDTO of the government agency so it was easier to spend money on his own company.
On 11 July, we issued judicial review proceedings against Michael Gove for awarding an £840,000 contract to long-time associates of his and Mr Cummings'. You can read the documents relating to that claim here.
In those proceedings we said that Mr Gove had broken the law in bypassing the normal procurement rules, rules that exist to ensure fair competition and to guard against croney-ism. We also said that Mr Cummings and/or Mr Gove had acted with apparent bias, just as had his cabinet colleague Mr Jenrick.
Last night we received a response, which you can read here. It is a remarkable letter in its tone – unrepentant and bad-tempered. But its content is even more striking.
It attacks Good Law Project's ‘standing' – its interest in the proper administration of public funds. It asks why no other communications firms challenged the award of a contract they were never told the scope of or given an opportunity to bid for. And it ignores the climate that this Government itself has created – one where businesses understand very well that if they raise their voices in opposition they will pay a heavy commercial price.
But it makes no attempt, none at all, to defend the lawfulness of Mr Gove and/or Mr Cummings' actions. We, the letter seems to suggest, do not need to explain ourselves; we are above the law.
The experienced public law solicitors we instruct have never seen its like before from central Government.
We will file a fully particularised claim form, with supporting evidence, on or before 30 July. And we have asked the Administrative Court to address our claim urgently. We will, of course, keep you fully informed.
In those proceedings we said that Mr Gove had broken the law in bypassing the normal procurement rules, rules that exist to ensure fair competition and to guard against croney-ism. We also said that Mr Cummings and/or Mr Gove had acted with apparent bias, just as had his cabinet colleague Mr Jenrick.
Last night we received a response, which you can read here. It is a remarkable letter in its tone – unrepentant and bad-tempered. But its content is even more striking.
It attacks Good Law Project's ‘standing' – its interest in the proper administration of public funds. It asks why no other communications firms challenged the award of a contract they were never told the scope of or given an opportunity to bid for. And it ignores the climate that this Government itself has created – one where businesses understand very well that if they raise their voices in opposition they will pay a heavy commercial price.
But it makes no attempt, none at all, to defend the lawfulness of Mr Gove and/or Mr Cummings' actions. We, the letter seems to suggest, do not need to explain ourselves; we are above the law.
The experienced public law solicitors we instruct have never seen its like before from central Government.
We will file a fully particularised claim form, with supporting evidence, on or before 30 July. And we have asked the Administrative Court to address our claim urgently. We will, of course, keep you fully informed.
