Former Labour MP cleared over role in fraudulent Covid-19 testing company
Shahid Malik when he was justice minister in Gordon Brown’s government. Photograph: Nigel Roddis/REUTERSView image in fullscreenShahid Malik when he was justice minister in Gordon Brown’s government. He was appointed as an international development minister in 2007 and he later had ministerial jobs at the Department of Justice and the Department for Communities and Local Government.Explore more on these topicsCoronavirusLabournewsShareReuse this content
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- ▪Photograph: Nigel Roddis/REUTERSView image in fullscreenShahid Malik when he was justice minister in Gordon Brown’s government.
- ▪He was appointed as an international development minister in 2007 and he later had ministerial jobs at the Department of Justice and the Department for Communities and Local Government.Explore more on these topicsCoronavirusLabournewsShareR
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| Publication time | Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:06:34 GMT |
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Shahid Malik when he was justice minister in Gordon Brown’s government. Photograph: Nigel Roddis/REUTERSView image in fullscreenShahid Malik when he was justice minister in Gordon Brown’s government. Photograph: Nigel Roddis/REUTERSCoronavirusFormer Labour MP cleared over role in fraudulent Covid-19 testing companyCourt hears that former justice minister Shahid Malik had only ‘very limited’ role in business that made £6.67m in three weeks UK politics live – latest updates Mark Brown North of England correspondentThu 8 Oct 2026 10.06 EDTLast modified on Thu 8 Oct 2026 10.07 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA 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…
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