Cronyism in Government: High Court rules Matt Hancock’s decision to hire Dido Harding was unlawful 

In a landmark verdict, the High Court ruled today that the Government’s appointment of Dido Harding and Mike Coupe to senior emergency healthcare jobs without competition was unlawful. The Court declared that Matt Hancock broke the law by appointing Dido Harding as Chair of the National Institute for Health Protection and Mike Coupe as Director [...]