FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 13, 2020 file photo, Dominic Cummings Chief Adviser to Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives in Downing Street in London. Britain’s High Court has ruled that the U.K. government acted unlawfully in awarding a contract to a company run by friends of the former top adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. A judge ruled Wednesday, June 9, 2021 that a June 2020 decision by Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove to pay more than 500,000 pounds ($700,000) to market research firm Public First “gave rise to apparent bias and was unlawful.”(AP Photo/Frank Augstein, file)

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020 file photo, Michael Gove, Britain's Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster walks into Downing Street after attending a cabinet meeting in London. Britain’s High Court has ruled that the U.K. government acted unlawfully in awarding a contract to a company run by friends of the former top adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. A judge ruled Wednesday, June 9, 2021 that a June 2020 decision by Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove to pay more than 500,000 pounds ($700,000) to market research firm Public First “gave rise to apparent bias and was unlawful.” (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)