Morning Update: Head of IT staffing firm tells MPs he inflated contractors’ credentials

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Good morning, The leader of the two-person IT staffing firm at the centre of misconduct allegations has told a Commons committee he made a mistake in submitting inflated work experience records to the government, but played down the significance of the decision. GCStrategies managing partner Kristian Firth faced heavy criticism from MPs for providing contradictory statements during a committee hearing yesterday. He first said he had never met public servants outside of formal work settings and later said he had. He also originally denied knowing anything about a senior procurement officer’s cottage, but later said he did know about his...