Minister's relationship with chief executive questioned

The Health and Social Care Minister says staff in her department are "working as a team".

That's despite claims that Kate Beecroft tried to unseat her chief executive Malcolm Couch earlier this year. 

She was quizzed about her relationship with him during a Social Affairs Policy Review Committee yesterday by committee member, and MHK, Martyn Perkins: 

It's understood the Public Services Commission has launched an investigation to find out how the information was leaked. 

However Mrs Beecroft told the committee all was well: