It would less of an affront if Johnson and Hancock paid their own Covid Inquiry legal fees

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It would less of an affront if Johnson and Hancock paid their own Covid Inquiry legal fees
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The former PM and former health secretary are having their legal defences covered by the taxpayer

Lobby Akinnola, spokesperson for, says it seems “deeply unfair” that Mr Johnson and Mr Hancock are receiving Government-funded legal advice, particularly as one has earned hundreds of thousands of pounds in after-dinner speeches and the other has

banked a similar sum appearing on TV, including most controversiallyGiven the inquiry is likely to provoke fierce criticism of how both men behaved during the pandemic, perhaps they would improve their standing and consider funding their own legal fees.

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