Britain's Labour Party Calling For Investigation Into Govt Ministers Using Private Email Accounts

Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock named

The British Labour Party is calling for a "full-scale" investigation into ministers using private emails for government business.

The party's deputy leader ,Angela Rayner, has written to the Cabinet Secretary after The Sunday Times reported that both former Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, and Conservative peer James Bethell used private email accounts.

Catherine Haddon, from the Institute for Government, says the emails will be needed at the inquiry into the pandemic:

Matt Hancock: Labour calls for investigation into private emails
We'll look at the many questions raised by the behaviour of the former Health Secretary with @cath_haddon Senior Fellow @instituteforgov #bbcgms 0705 https://t.co/6Z7GxsdGqq

— Gary Robertson (@BBCGaryR) June 28, 2021