The fall of the Tory party

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Fox in reply to @c00ps

The headline is a factual summary of what the HMRC boss told the Public Accounts Committee.

If anything what he said is the interesting bit, but it's not advisable to be dishonest with Commons Committees.

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Stonehedge in reply to @Fox

it's not advisable to be dishonest with Commons Committees.

Why? Afaik nobody has been sanctioned for dishonesty to a committee since the 19th century. Either nobody has been telling fibs (unlikely considering the phone hacking people all testified) or its a relatively empty threat.

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Fox in reply to @Stonehedge

Why?

I probably should have qualified that but the boss of HMRC is a civil servant.

You're right in that Commons Committees have no power, but good luck lying to a Commons Committee as a civil servant.

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