Matt Hancock defends support for Tory ex-minister to secure £180m PPE deal
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mirror.co.ukMatt Hancock has insisted it was "perfectly reasonable" to help a Tory ex-minister secure a £180million PPE contract. The Health Secretary defended passing on emails to officials handling procurement from Brooks Newmark, who resigned as a minister in 2014 after the Sunday Mirror reported he had sent sexually explicit photographs of himself.
An aide to Mr Hancock reportedly asked for the bid to be brought to the personal attention of the Government’s PPE tsar Lord Deighton, describing it as “excellent” and calling for it to be dealt with “urgently”.
Mr Newmark had teamed up with Zoe Ley, the owner of a dog food company who had set up a firm, Life Partners, to broker PPE deals for international suppliers, the Sunday Times reported.
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