Labour calls for “full investigation” into whether Hancock and other ministers used private email

Labour has called for a “full investigation” into reports that Matt Hancock used a private Gmail account as Health Secretary.

According to a report in the Sunday Times, Hancock used a private email account for government business.

'Full transparency'

Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has called for an investigation into ministers using private email accounts.

Rayner said that “full transparency” is needed, and said the government is “rotten to its core”.

She suggested that the use of private emails could be in breach of the Official Secrets Act, Freedom of Information Act and data protection regulations.

The Sunday Times reported that Hancock and Lord Bethell, a health minister, had used private Gmail accounts to carry out government business.