Johnson government wasted ‘vast’ sums on PPE, Covid inquiry finds

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

Boris Johnson’s Conservative government wasted public money on a “vast” scale with flawed buying of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic, an official inquiry has concluded.

The Covid-19 inquiry chair, Heather Hallett, also criticised the then government’s controversial “VIP lane”, which gave high priority for PPE contracts to companies with political connections to the Tories.

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