Emails released to Byline Times reveal the close connections between senior Conservatives and those prioritised for multimillion pound COVID contracts
Primer Design’s turnover jumped by 4,800% after supplying tests that were later deemed “unfit for public use”
New evidence published by the COVID Inquiry suggests that at least 20 more politically-connected suppliers received contracts worth £1 billion
Two days before winning the contract, the company, which had no previous experience of supplying medical equipment, removed ‘pizza’ from its name
The director of the company awarded a multimillion pound Government contract was arrested on suspicion of fraud, conspiracy to cheat the public revenue and fraudulent evasion of income tax
Excalibur Healthcare, which supplied the UK Government with tens of millions of pounds worth of unusable PPE, ultimately folded owing taxpayers £22 million
MPs point to the ‘direct conflict’ for permanent secretary of department and the huge sums given to professional rugby clubs
Private correspondence reveals officials felt threatened by firms benefiting from “back-scratching” by Conservative ministers
Newly-released documents reveal the peer also helped a “generous and loyal supporter” of the Conservative party secure another £93 million PPE contract
Unispace Global were awarded £679 million in PPE deals from the government after the company’s offer “came through” Cabinet Minister Michael Gove – contradicting the then-Government’s claims of no involvement
Documents released by the Covid Inquiry reveal a network of connections between senior ministers, advisers and those handed lucrative Covid contracts
Private messages between Boris Johnson and his team reveal they were “on a mission” to secure the contract with leading Brexiteer James Dyson
Evidence published by the Covid Inquiry reveals that the Conservative Minister was “insistent that an order” was placed with leading Brexiter Sir James Dyson’s firm
A report by King’s College this week exploring prejudicial attitudes towards asexual people prompted an ugly online backlash
An estimated 230 million girls and women alive today are believed to have been subjected to some form of female genital mutilation – yet it rarely ever makes the news
The Government’s new plan for welfare has a fundamental flaw at its heart, argues Izzy Wightman
The decision to further restrict access to vaccines “will leave many vulnerable people unprotected” warn academics and health professionals
My Dutch friend chose to die a peaceful, painless death at the time of his choosing. Everyone else should be free to make that same choice
Hundreds of millions were wasted on contracts with zombie companies which vanished before any taxpayers’ cash could be recovered
Any law to help people die is the beginning of a slippery slope for disabled people whose lives are already devalued, writes Penny Pepper in her monthly column
Billions of pounds were spent on unusable protective equipment, with priority contracts handed to associates of Conservative ministers
A long awaited plan for ME and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome sufferers is due to be published this winter.
Keir Starmer’s right hand man throws his weight behind the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice, and says inequality played a major factor in the pandemic
A damning new Parliamentary report warns that the UK’s broken approach to food has created a “public health emergency”
When it became apparent that natural immunity would not prevent a second wave, right-wing media backed calls to remove measures and allow immunity to build up via infections
Ex-Serious Fraud Office chief Sir David Green KC says he is “depressed” about the apparent downgrading of the role
Long Covid Kids and Long Covid Scotland met the legal tests of having ‘significant interest’ in matters being investigated, but they were not granted core participant status
A damning first report from the COVID Inquiry reveals how three successive Health and Social Care Secretaries failed to put a plan in place to handle the crisis that struck
Medical cannabis has been legal on prescription in the UK since November 2018, and an estimated 30,000 people use it, yet patients are being ‘discriminated’ against and even arrested and charged
Groups representing UK sufferers are “very disappointed” as the US recently allocated another $515 million in research funding for what it called an “urgent healthcare crisis”
A new report has found the ministry spends £3 billion a year on maternity services but paid out an ‘eye-watering’ £1.1 billion in claims for 2022-23
The Express suggested that £100 million of NHS spending on translators should be spent on nurses – but ensuring patients get the care they need is fundamental and a legal requirement, writes NHS consultant David Oliver
Charities have accused the Government of making ‘unsafe and frankly irresponsible’ decisions concerning mental health
Black and ethnic minority communities are under-represented in dementia debate and action – despite facing multiple inequalities related to the condition
The family of a child suffering Long COVID claims they have faced ‘medical gaslighting’ and been consistently denied NHS care
After being awarded six large PPE contracts the Conservative donor was last year elevated to the prestigious UK Board of Trade by Kemi Badenoch
David Meller was referred to the ‘VIP Lane’ by his long-term political ally Michael Gove
A significant number of GPs are leaving permanent positions for locum roles or leaving clinical careers altogether, according to a new research by EveryDoctor