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Osborne, Hancock and other ministers did not declare secret Uber meetings

Leaked files show at least six Tory ministers attended meetings that experts say expose UK lobbying loopholes

At least six Conservative ministers, including the then chancellor, George Osborne, and the future health secretary Matt Hancock, did not declare secret meetings at which they were lobbied by Uber, leaked files reveal.

Uber lobbyists met the UK ministers between 2014 and 2016 as the controversial cab-hailing app was in the throes of fraught negotiations to win access to the lucrative British market.

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