Johnson government wasted £10bn on PPE, Covid inquiry finds
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Key context: <p>Chair criticises use of ‘VIP lane’ to prioritise PPE contracts for companies with Tory connections in damning report</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/14/uk-covid-families-inquiry-findings-ppe-vip-lane">‘Catastrophic failure’: UK Covid families welcome inquiry findings on PPE</a></p></li></ul><p>Boris Johnson’s government wasted £10bn of public money because of the flawed way it went about buying personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic, an official inquiry has concluded.</p><p>The Covid-19 inquiry chair, Heather Hallett, also criticised the then Conservative government’s controversial “VIP lane”, which gave high priority for PPE contracts to companies with political connections to the Tories.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/14/boris-johnson-government-wasted-vast-sums-on-ppe-covid-inquiry-finds">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Chair criticises use of ‘VIP lane’ to prioritise PPE contracts for companies with Tory connections in damning report‘Catastrophic failure’: UK Covid families welcome inquiry findings on PPEBoris Johnson’s government wasted £10bn of public money because of the flawed way it went about buying personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic, an official inquiry has concluded.The Covid-19 inquiry chair, Heather Hallett, also criticised the then Conservative government’s controversial “VIP lane”, which gave high priority for PPE contracts to companies with political connections to the Tories. Continue reading...
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