I’ve raised the issue of those #Excluded from Government support in 6 oral questions, 7 speeches, dozens of written questions and 3 debates I’ve led. Yet progress has been minimal – hence the need for today’s debate.
It’s a waste of time for Ministers to keep up their strategy of parroting what HAS been done to support people. What matters is that gaps still exist.
Jul 7, 2021 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
I’m glad @theSNP MPs are using today’s opposition day to once again hold the Gov to account on #CronyContracts.
I used my speech to call for more scrutiny to protect the foundations of our democracy.
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@theSNP For as long as this cronyism continues, I’ll keep pushing the Government to take action to ensure this never happens again. They could have done so with my Ministerial Interests (Emergency Powers) Bill, but they never adopted it. #CronyBill
Jan 27, 2021 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
For those wondering why we need my #CronyBill...
The UK’s Covid response seems to have been run not by those with expertise, but those with personal connections to top Tories – a chumocracy at work. Thread 👇🏻
The gov’s fast-tracked procurement process has allowed 10% of suppliers referred by a political contact to succeed, as opposed to 1% for others. My Bill would require ministers to declare these interests & help prevent some of the farces below:
