Mr Hancock is accused of routinely using a private account during the pandemic, according to leaked minutes of an official meeting at the department. The minutes state that Mr Hancock was only dealing with his private office 'via Gmail account' and said he did not have a departmental inbox. A Department of Health spokesperson said: 'DHSC has been engaging with the Information Commissioner's Office and the department will cooperate with any investigation. It is just one of a series of probes Mr Hancock could still face into his conduct despite his dramatic resignation from the Cabinet. A long-term friend of Mr Hancock, Miss Coladangelo was brought into the DHSC first as an unpaid adviser before being made a non-executive directors receiving £15,000-a-year for three days work.

Source: Daily Mail July 06, 2021 20:55 UTC