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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Simon Goodley

Osborne, Hancock and other ministers did not declare secret Uber meetings

George Osborne and Uber logo
A secret meeting with George Osborne in California took place just months before he unveiled what turned out to be an ineffective tax on tech firms. Illustration: Guardian Design

At least six Conservative ministers, including the then chancellor, George Osborne, and the future health secretary Matt Hancock, did not declare secret meetings at which they were lobbied by Uber, leaked files reveal.

Uber lobbyists met the UK ministers between 2014 and 2016 as the controversial cab-hailing app was in the throes of fraught negotiations to win access to the lucrative British market.

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