A government department spent almost £1,200 of taxpayers’ money on two ministerial folders, official figures show. It came as Chancellor Rachel Reeves launched a crackdown on government waste. The Department for Culture Media and Sport bought the folders from luxury leather goods manufacturer Barrow Hepburn & Gale, at a cost of £594 each. Other government departments routinely buy the same folders, and ministerial red boxes, from the company, which also supplies the Royal Family. Leather-bound document holders are available in the House of Commons shop for £30. But sources suggest the extra expense is justified to enhance the image of the government.
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