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Published in: Home: NewsCovid inquiry first phase ends with shot at ‘critically under-resourced’ NHS
Arguments over NHS funding and future pandemic preparations marked the end of the opening phase of public hearings
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Published in: Home: NewsBMA chief: UK stockpiled just 3% of daily PPE needed for Covid
Philip Banfield echoes National Audit Office warning about lack of gowns – and criticises standard of NHS-issue masks
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Published in: Home: NewsScottish government knew about PPE concerns two years before pandemic struck
Hospitals had not completed vital PPE preparations when Covid hit – despite concerns being raised in 2018
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Published in: Home: NewsGovernment stockpiled ‘much’ less PPE for Black staff – health chief
Covid-19 inquiry hears how, despite warnings to stockpile PPE, Black healthcare staff had fewer masks available
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Published in: Home: NewsRevealed: How ‘unfit’ PPE helped former playboy buy two mansions
Glove tycoon Robert Gros splashed millions on luxury homes and planned to build cinema, disco and golf simulator
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsPPE from VIP companies three times more likely to be unfit for purpose
Nearly 60% of the PPE procured from firms linked to the UK government was unusable – sparking fresh questions about...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsUK broke law with COVID deals for ‘VIP’ firms run by government contacts
High Court rules ministers acted unlawfully by giving multi-million-pound PPE supply deals to a pest control company...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsTory MP facing lobbying probe helped firm win 'VIP lane' PPE deal
Leak reveals ministers and MPs, including former health minister Steve Brine, referred private firms to ‘VIP’ list...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsCalls for probe into ‘PPE millionaires’ who made staff work on furlough
openDemocracy revealed how a marketing firm that won £40m in PPE contracts threatened to fire staff who spoke out...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsMarketing firm given £40m PPE contract made staff work on furlough
Exclusive: Employees say KAU Media Group threatened to fire staff who complained about being forced to work on...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsUK politicians who referred PPE firms to ‘VIP lane’ to be named
Government agrees to reveal details of how companies were fast-tracked to win lucrative COVID contracts, after...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsSecretive ‘spy’ firm met UK minister to discuss PPE supply
Exclusive: No records were kept of meeting with private company chaired by government’s own PPE tsar
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationGovernment accused of ‘cronyism’ after Tory councillor wins £156m COVID contract
Stroud councillor Steve Dechan ran a small, loss-making firm distributing medical devices. Documents show it signed...