Sam Bright

While the Chancellor avoided consulting experts, other ministers used them as scapegoats – as chaos reigned in Downing Street, a damning new report into the pandemic suggests

Byline Times understands that one of the UK’s largest ‘Lighthouse’ labs was forced to scale down its operation last week, despite surging demand

Sam Bright reports on how Birmingham’s flagship facility has been free of patients since Prince William opened the hospital in April

Sam Bright has the inside track on a new Government hiring blitz and its attempts to oust expensive, controversial consultancy giants

Boris Johnson’s ‘no deal’ posturing is a reminder of how Brexit has violated British democracy, argues Sam Bright

Sam Bright digs into the Cabinet Office’s new manifesto to fix the UK’s private sector procurement system

A small carpeting supplier has been contracted again by the Government, having already being awarded deals for personal protective equipment worth £5.3 million

The spending watchdog documents the failures of the corporate-led ‘Test and Trace’ system, yet says we should brace for more private sector involvement in the Coronavirus response

The chairman of the healthcare firm is the former business partner of Matt Hancock’s mum and step-father

Sam Bright speaks to the owner of a naval design firm about how he acquired a contract to supply face masks – who also appears to reject the consensus of scientists and officials on the Coronavirus pandemic

The professional services giant Deloitte is being employed to help the Government to interpret and implement its own ‘Outsourcing Playbook’

Westminster and the City of London are among the areas receiving lateral flow tests, despite having relatively low case rates, reports Sam Bright

Boris Johnson’s Government isn’t prepared to risk the reputation of Brexit, no matter what the cost, reports Sam Bright

The former Conservative Party vice-chair has been given a high-profile Government job, alongside an ex-Conservative MP

The Chancellor held a private meeting with the Murdoch media bigwig, reports Sam Bright

Priti Patel’s department has produced a damning report on its own immigration policy which acknowledges ‘potential indirect discrimination’

Under the cover of seemingly generous economic policies, the Government has eroded the rights of vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Sam Bright

The Conservative MP’s taxpayer-funded second property is seemingly rented for twice as much as the average UK wage

‘Test and trace’ chaos forced the Government to fly care home swabs from Bournemouth to Belfast, new documents reveal

The majority of protective equipment bought by the Government still hasn’t arrived, the National Audit Office has revealed