A health minister was at the centre of a furious row last night after he admitted to using a personal email account for Government business.
Lord Bethell said he used the account for work but last night he insisted he had done nothing wrong.
It comes after it emerged at the weekend that Matt Hancock had been using Gmail for departmental business and potentially to discuss the award of contracts. The practice is highly controversial as it means that vital correspondence could be withheld from a public inquiry.
Lord Bethell (pictured) said he used the personal email account for work but last night he insisted he had done nothing wrong