Louise Haigh as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and first secretary will not have oversight of the Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) which helps departments to “understand and reduce the impact of fraud.” That is moving to the Department of Work and Pensions as part of the overhaul of the Cabinet Office this morning. Chalk that up as a Guido victory…
The government still states of Haigh, who has a fraud conviction: “She is responsible for:
Co-conspirators can decide whether they think that’s appropriate…
UPDATE: A Cabinet Office spokesman responded:
“Changes to departmental structures were agreed ahead of Ministerial appointments. Several functions are being moved out of the Cabinet Office to slim down the centre of government, this includes the Public Sector Fraud Authority moving to the DWP because most work tackling fraud happens in that department. Claiming otherwise is completely inaccurate.”
Krishnan Guru-Murthy asked John Healey: “Just finally, I mean Andy Burnham has been very clear he wants Britain back in the European Union in his lifetime. Do you?”
The Chancellor replied: “I’m older than Andy Burnham. I don’t expect to see that.”