The new Transparency International report is utterly damning, and the hope is that the incoming Covid corruption commissioner will be able to recoup some of the squandered money. This story needs to end in results, in answers for the British public. www.transparency.org.uk/report-landm...

REPORT: Landmark investigation finds corruption red flags in £15.3

New analysis identifies systemic bias, opaque accounting and uncontrolled pricing in former government’s handling of COVID-19 procurement raising corruption questions over billions in public

I personally will not be dropping this story until results materialse. Seems like forever ago we mapped the first £3bn in crony contracts for @bylinetimes.bsky.socialbylinetimes.com/2021/03/29/m...bylinetimes.com/2021/03/31/m...