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Former Labour MP cleared over role in fraudulent Covid-19 testing company
UK NewsPolitics•October 8, 2026 at 3:06 PMNational

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

By Mark Brown North of England correspondent•The Guardian - UK News

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...

Court hears former justice minister Shahid Malik had only ‘very limited’ role in business that made £6.67m in three weeks

A 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.

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