Former Labour MP cleared over role in fraudulent Covid-19 testing company

Court hears former justice minister Shahid Malik had only ‘very limited’ role in business that made £6.67m in three weeksUK politics live – latest updatesA former Labour MP and justice minister has been found not guilty of charges around his role in a fraudulent Covid-19 testing company.Shahid Malik, 58, was MP for Dewsbury between 2005 and 2010 and served as a minister in three departments in Gordon Brown’s government. Continue reading...