Treasury exposes the full turmoil of Labour's spending: Three Whitehall departments lost control during party's time in power

Daily Mail
"Labour lost financial control of three major Whitehall departments during its time in power, the head of the Treasury revealed yesterday.Financial management at the Ministry of Defence was so appalling it had to be put into ‘special measures’ – ordered to report on a month-by-month basis on its spending.Treasury Permanent Secretary Sir Nicholas Macpherson also identified the Department of Health and Department for Education as having ‘lost control of public spending’ during the past decade."