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“If you had that document with that exact verbiage issued by a CEO of a publicly traded company, they would be charged with fraud in two seconds. That is insider trading.”

But HWS feels it has limited ability to do this as customers may not accept higher prices, the insider told the BBC.

But a department insider rejects that characterisation, and says: “No one doubts the issue is huge, but any solution is expensive – everything is a trade-off.”

Kamarck said it’s crucial to get insiders to help with reforms.

One insider got in touch about the envoy role and said: "We all thought it was a bad idea that would lead to endless drama and probably another resignation down the line."