UK government faces new lawsuits over handling of coronavirus pandemic

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Legislators file judicial review to force disclosure of details of Covid-19 contracts awarded to companies

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Three legislators filed a so-called judicial review to force the government to disclose the details of Covid-19 contracts awarded to private companies. In a separate case, restaurant and pub owners are challenging rules designed to reduce infections in northern England. The three opposition MPs — Debbie Abrahams, Caroline Lucas and Layla Moran — argue that the government has failed to release information on £3bn worth of coronavirus contracts awarded to private companies.

“The government’s persistent failure to abide by this law makes it impossible for these contracts to be properly scrutinised.”In northern England, the Night Time Industries Association is filing a challenge to a swathe of rules that will close down bars and restaurants for months in response to a rapid rise in virus infections across the region. But the hospitality group says the new restrictions aren’t backed up by science.

 

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