Rebecca Long-Bailey MP, Labour’s Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury responding to the Government’s written statement today admitting that the Concentrix contract cost the taxpayer £32 million, said:

“£32.5 million of taxpayers’ money has been sunk into this contract, which has delivered nothing but misery for millions of hard-working people, especially women. There are questions for the Government to answer about how this scandal came about and how the Government will ensure it never happens again.

“Labour want a public enquiry to ensure mistakes are never repeated. We want to know what compensation will be given to those affected, and whether the taxpayer will have to pay compensation for the mistakes Concentrix made. And above all we want to see a properly resourced HMRC able to provide a good service for taxpayers and decent employment for its staff who are not to blame for mistakes made by Government ministers.”

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