Conservative MPs faced claims of a “cover up” after they blocked the release of documents showing the Government’s decision-making over an inquiry into the UK’s largest freeport.
Labour questioned why the National Audit Office was not tasked with leading the probe into allegations of wrongdoing linked to Teesworks in the north east of England, as the region’s Conservative mayor Ben Houchen originally requested.
Angie Ridgwell, chief executive of Lancashire County Council and previously a director general at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, has been appointed as lead reviewer, according to the Government. “The review we have set up will do that and we look forward to it reporting in the usual way at the earliest opportunity. should welcome that and support it.”
He asked why Labour “are so suddenly keen on NAO led inquiries in local government when they have not been so before”. The Government previously said it is not the NAO’s role to audit or examine individual local government bodies.Labour MP Julie Elliott said there “can be no confidence in the pretence of an independent inquiry”.
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