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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Geraldine Scott

Labour pushes ministers to allow probe into ‘astronomical levels of fraud’

PA Wire

Labour is calling on the Chancellor to allow the National Crime Agency (NCA) to investigate “astronomical levels of fraud” they say was committed during the coronavirus pandemic.

The party will use an opposition day debate in the Commons on Tuesday to attempt to get Government backing for an investigation after it was revealed the Treasury would write off billions of pounds of Covid loans with money having gone to “fraudsters”.

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