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Torcuil Crichton

Boris Johnson dealt a blow as Minister quits over 'woeful' response to £5 billion loans fraud

Boris Johnson has been dealt another blow with the resignation of a Minister over the government’s “lamentable track record” in tackling fraud in the covid business bounceback loans

Lord Theodore Agnew, who has served as minister for Whitehall efficiency, quit in disgust at the despatch box the Upper chamber.

In response to an urgent question from Labour about Covid loan fraud, Agnew told peers he was unable to defend the government’s record.

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