NAO says top civil servant failed to follow proper processes when taxpayers’ money was used to fund legal billsA top civil servant failed to follow proper processes when they allowed taxpayers’ money to be used to fund Boris Johnson’s Partygate legal bills, the UK’s public spending watchdog has found.The Cabinet Office’s justifications for the £265,000 spend were also deemed to be “borderline” and not “wholly persuasive” by the National Audit Office (NAO). Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/19/watchdog-criticises-decision-to-pay-boris-johnsons-265000-partygate-legal-bill
Author : Aubrey Allegretti
Publish date : 2023-09-19 17:19:50
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