Duncan Hames

@duncanhames

Director of Policy @TransparencyUK. Recent @warstudies MA graduate. Husband to @joswinson, Dad to 3 boys. Former MP (2010-15). All views here are my own etc.

United Kingdom linkedin.com/in/duncanhames/ Joined May 2007

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Duncan Hames @duncanhames Nov 7, 2024

Perhaps I should have said some weeks back, that I had stopped posting new content here, because I was trying out somewhere else (with fairer, brighter horizons) instead.
I like it there, so am sticking with it, come find me, if you like.

Duncan Hames @duncanhames Sep 23, 2024

Thanks to everyone who came to our discussion at Labour party conference, and asked questions. They really helped raise our ambition for change - so much to do!

Jem Mills-Sheehy @MillsSheehy Sep 23, 2024

Great panel for this w/ @duncanhames @susanpjhawley @timd_IFG @stephenkb and @LucyMPowell discussing all things ethics, modernisation committe and - judging by the crowd - I suspect gifts too.

Chaired by @DrHannahWhite, great to be partnering with @instituteforgov again!

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Duncan Hames @duncanhames Sep 23, 2024

Our reaction to the Chancellor’s speech today: (full statement from @DanielJBruce of @TransparencyUK here: transparency.org.uk/covid-contract…)

www.transparency.org.uk COVID contract investigations ‘step towards full accountability’ for pandemic procurement failures...

Transparency International UK @TransparencyUK Sep 23, 2024

✨ NEW ✨

Today’s announcement is an important first step towards full accountability for the serious procurement failings we saw during the pandemic.

We hope all 135 high-risk contracts we identified are investigated too.

theguardian.com/politics/2024/…
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Duncan Hames @duncanhames Sep 23, 2024

Good to hear the Chancellor’s determination in her speech to the Labour Party conference to pursue waste and fraud from COVID contracts.
She wants that money back:

Duncan Hames @duncanhames Sep 23, 2024

We @TransparencyUK are taking our pursuit of COVID contracts to Labour Party conference today - setting out the lessons to be learned from pandemic procurement with @instituteforgov.

Jem Mills-Sheehy @MillsSheehy Sep 23, 2024

After our research earlier this month that found 135 Covid contracts with over £15bn that contain corruption red flags, pandemic procurement is today back on a Labour's agenda at Conference.

And with the Covid Commissioner soon to be in place - the fall out is due to continue.

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