Defence Secretary Ben Wallace faces questions over whether he played a role in bringing the National Cyber Force’s £5billion headquarters to his own backyard.
The Cabinet Minister, tipped as a possible successor to Boris Johnson, reportedly intervened to make sure the newly-formed prestigious unit was based in Samlesbury, Lancs - next door to his own constituency.
Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey has written to the Ministry of Defence ’s top civil servant demanding answers over whether former Scots Guards captain Mr Wallace influenced the choice.
