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UK wasted £9.9 billion on Covid PPE, finds inquiry; stockpile, procurement flaws flagged
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 country entered the health crisis with inadequate stockpiles and an emergency procurement system that was ill-prepared for the surge in demand.
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theguardian.com
Johnson government wasted ‘vast’ sums on PPE, Covid inquiry finds
Chair criticises use of ‘VIP lane’ to prioritise PPE contracts for companies with Tory connections in damning report
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dailymail.com
Majority of £15billion spent on PPE during Covid pandemic was a waste
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.
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mirror.co.uk
Covid Inquiry finds Tories ‘favoured powerful pals’ amid lack of PPE
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
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independent.co.uk
How Boris Johnson’s government wasted £10bn on PPE during Covid pandemic
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe government squandered £10bn of taxpayer…
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Johnson’s government wasted £10bn of taxpayer money on unusable PPE, inquiry finds
Report finds government’s highly controversial ‘VIP lane’ was ‘inherently biased’ towards PPE suppliers with political connections
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timesofindia.indiatimes.com
UK wasted £9.9 billion on Covid PPE, finds inquiry; stockpile, procurement flaws flagged
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…
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channel4.com
Covid Inquiry: Conservative government ‘wasted’ billions on PPE
The latest Covid inquiry report has found that billions of pounds the UK spent on personal protective equipment were wasted.
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£10 billion Covid PPE waste was ‘honest error’ says Michael Gove
We spoke to Michael Gove who was the lead minister in the Conservative cabinet for much of the pandemic, following the findings of the Covid Inquiry.
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irishtimes.com
UK wasted €11bn on defective or unused PPE during pandemic, Covid inquiry finds
Report criticises Tory government’s fast-tracked assessment of supplier offers made by contacts of ministers