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Maude defends GPC cards after Pickles attack

Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has publicly defended the civil service’s use of government procurement cards, following an attack on them at the Conservative Party Conference by communities secretary Eric Pickles.

Pickles lambasted the cards in his speech to the conference yesterday, saying: “With their corporate credit card – the so-called ‘Government Procurement Card’ – Labour and their staff wined and dined at the finest restaurants at your expense.”

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Last updated 232 days ago by Civil Service World