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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jess Glass

Government wins legal challenge over contract given to Cummings’ friends

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The Government has won its Court of Appeal bid to overturn a ruling that a contract given to a company whose founders were friends of former adviser Dominic Cummings was unlawful.

Last year, the High Court ruled that the Cabinet Office’s decision to award a contract to market research firm Public First was unlawful as it gave rise to “apparent bias”.

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