8 days ago
Former Labour MP cleared over role in fraudulent Covid-19 testing company
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Guardian Politics and Yorkshire Post are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 8 Oct 2026, 12:01 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Former Labour MP cleared over role in fraudulent Covid-19 testing company”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
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.
Story timeline
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- First reported by Yorkshire Post
- Picked up by The Guardian Politics
Former Labour MP cleared over role in fraudulent Covid-19 testing company
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