"Boris Johnson suffered another major blow to his authority on Monday after a Treasury minister staged a dramatic public resignation over the government’s decision to write off £4.3bn in fraudulent Covid loans."
"Theodore Agnew, a Treasury and Cabinet Office minister, called the oversight of the scheme “nothing less than woeful” and accused officials of “schoolboy errors” on multiple fronts."
"Speaking in the House of Lords, he accused the government of “arrogance, indolence and ignorance” in its attitude to tackling fraud estimated to cost £29bn a year."
"Oversight of Covid loans by the business department and the British Business Bank had been “nothing less than woeful”, Agnew said."
“They have been assisted by the Treasury, who appear to have no knowledge or little interest in the consequences of fraud to our economy or our society,” he said, "
"... adding that two counter-fraud staff at the business department would not “engage constructively” with his counter-fraud team in the Cabinet Office."
"He said: “Schoolboy errors were made: for example, allowing over 1,000 companies to receive bounce-back loans that WERE NOT EVEN TRADING when Covid struck.”"
It's elementary, dear Watson - #LiarJohnson and cabal in UK Government MUST GO!
Taxpayers should NOT cover this FRAUD!
It's elementary, dear Watson - #LiarJohnson and cabal in UK Government MUST GO!
Taxpayers should NOT cover this FRAUD!
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