Investigation follows publication by Covid-19 inquiry of messages sent by Lord Chadlington introducing SG Recruitment to governmentA Conservative peer who introduced a company he was involved in to the government to supply PPE...
Read MoreLord Agnew defended fast-track procurement as necessary in situation but admitted ‘we got plenty of stuff wrong’A former minister behind the controversial VIP lane for supplying personal protective equipment during...
Read MoreSuggestion he pressured MHRA to approve ventilators for NHS is ‘ludicrous’, former minister says Continue...
Read MorePrime minister speaks to US president with Ukrainian talks due to start in Saudi ArabiaAround 80 Labour MPs could refuse to back government plans to cut billions from the welfare budget, Amy Gibbons and Tony Diver claim in a...
Read MoreLife expectancy, homelessness and young people’s mental health were among the areas where Britain performed poorly despite spending more than other countriesBritain performed worse than most other developed nations in its...
Read MoreInquiry looks at contracts worth £50m awarded to company linked to Lord Chadlington after he emailed DHSC adviserA Conservative peer introduced a company he was involved in to the government to supply PPE after he first...
Read MoreMachines could be marketed as ‘used in UK hospitals’ after James Dyson spoke to PM, Covid inquiry hearsA minister warned a senior official that ventilators may need to be bought from Sir James Dyson “so that he...
Read MoreChair rules that details about PPE contracts given to company linked to Tory peer will be heard in closed sessionThe Covid inquiry will hear detailed evidence about the multimillion-pound PPE contracts awarded during the crisis...
Read MoreTory leader says comments from ‘likely reputable’ sources such as the BMA were used to support misinformationFamily WhatsApp groups were a greater concern for spreading fake news during the pandemic than social media...
Read MoreEnergy secretary insists there is ‘no contradiction between net zero and economic growth’ in hearing at Commons committeeThe hearing has stopped for a short break. Heather Hallett, the chair, tells Badenoch that her...
Read MoreReform UK leader, who is in the US for Trump’s inauguration, says early election is ‘not impossible’Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, thinks that his chances of becoming PM before Donald Trump leaves the...
Read MoreReform UK leader, who is in the US for Trump’s inauguration, says early election is ‘not impossible’Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, thinks that his chances of becoming PM before Donald Trump leaves the...
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