The Covid-19 Inquiry's latest report says that the Tories' VIP Lane ‘embedded unfairness’ as £10 billion was wasted on unusable PPE - while nurses were forced to wear plastic bags

Chair criticises use of ‘VIP lane’ to prioritise PPE contracts for companies with Tory connections in damning report

Baroness Heather Hallett, chairman of the UK Covid-19 inquiry, said that the UK was 'simply not ready to compete' in the global race to secure healthcare equipment in early 2020.

The Covid-19 Inquiry's latest report says that the Tories' VIP Lane ‘embedded unfairness’ as £10 billion was wasted on unusable PPE - while nurses were forced to wear plastic bags

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe government squandered £10bn of taxpayer…

Report finds government’s highly controversial ‘VIP lane’ was ‘inherently biased’ towards PPE suppliers with political connections

Nearly £9.9 billion worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) bought during the Covid-19 pandemic was wasted in the UK, a public inquiry has found. It concluded that the…

The latest Covid inquiry report has found that billions of pounds the UK spent on personal protective equipment were wasted.