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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Matthew Weaver

Government wins appeal over contract for firm linked to Dominic Cummings

Public First is run by policy specialists James Frayne and Rachel Wolf, both of whom previously worked with Dominic Cummings (pictured).
Public First is run by policy specialists James Frayne and Rachel Wolf, both of whom previously worked with Dominic Cummings (pictured). Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

The court of appeal has overturned a ruling that found that a government contract given to a polling company with links to Dominic Cummings was unlawful.

The lord chief justice reversed a ruling made last year after he found the original judgment to be “unprecedented”, and questioned how it perceived an alleged bias.

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