Shadow transport secretary Helen Whately has written to the Cabinet Office asking about the vetting of rail minister Lord Hendy after it emerged that he demanded an award winning engineer was sacked for talking to The Independent

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Sir Keir Starmer is facing serious questions over the appointment of Lord Peter Hendy as his rail minister after it emerged that he forced an award-winning engineer to be sacked for speaking to The Independent.

Shadow transport secretary Helen Whately has written to Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden asking about the vetting process for the minister who is at the heart of another sleaze scandal to hit the new Labour government less than two months into office.

Already questions are being asked over why a major Labour donor Lord Alli was granted a high security grade Downing Street pass after the election. There have also been allegations over cronyism over appointments of Labour supporters to senior civil service roles.

Politico revealed that Lord Hendy, in his previous role as infrastructure manager at Network Rail used his power and influence to force a whistleblower to be sacked.

Gareth Dennis, had spoken to The Independent over concerns about overcrowding at London’s...

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