Rebecca Long Bailey MP, Labour’s Shadow Business Secretary, commenting on former Thomas Cook chief executive Peter Fankhauser telling the BEIS select committee today that no UK minister contacted the company in the days leading up to its collapse, said:

“There has been a clear dereliction of duty by the government.

“It is shameful that ministers failed to make contact with Thomas Cook at such a vital time when other international governments were stepping in, and failed to examine the excessive bonus culture when it was very publicly facing difficulties.

“There must be a full public inquiry into the government’s handling of this scandal.”

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