The Sheer Scale of the COVID 'VIP Lane' PPE Scandal Has Still Not Been Revealed Five Years On

The Sheer Scale of the COVID 'VIP Lane' PPE Scandal Has Still Not Been Revealed Five Years On

The COVID Inquiry just completed four weeks of hearings centred on the controversial procurement decisions made by Boris Johnson’s Government during the pandemic.  Of particular interest was the use of a VIP lane by the Cabinet Office and Department for Health and Social Care to procure PPE — a system that fast tracked offers from politically connected companies, many of whom had never previously supplied PPE to the NHS.  The previous Conservati…