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Boris Johnson's Crony Contracts
Byline Times uncovers the scandal of Government procurement contracts during the Coronavirus pandemic.

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EXCLUSIVE Conservative and Vote Leave Links to Remote Learning Firm Set to Become a Government Body
Sascha Lavin investigates the political ties of an online education provider that has won millions in state contracts

‘Bungs’ to Billionaires: Cummings Exposes Johnson’s Cash for Content Scandal
New testimony from the Prime Minister’s former chief aide shows how the free press has been bought by the Government

EXCLUSIVE Hancock Meeting with Tech Giants That Won £1.3 Billion in COVID Contracts Declared 21 Months Late
Sascha Lavin reports on a very belated update to the Department of Health and Social Care’s record of meetings held during the pandemic

Crime and Coronavirus: PPE Fraud Now Subject of Investigation
The Byline Times team reports on the ever-mounting investigations into the Government’s actions during the pandemic

Fraud, Abuse, Waste, Chaos: Official Report Slams Management of UK Borders during Pandemic
David Hencke reports on a damning National Audit Office analysis of the multiple failures of Boris Johnson’s Global Travel Taskforce

EXCLUSIVE ‘Another Shocking Example of Waste’: UK Spends At Least £23.4 Million to Dispose of Unused PPE
The Government has spent billions on PPE from the private sector, and is now spending tens of millions recycling the equipment it doesn’t need, Sam Bright and John Lubbock report

Very Inefficient Process: Watchdog Exposes Government’s PPE Failures
The National Audit Office has produced more shocking statistics on the £13 billion of contracts awarded to personal protective equipment suppliers, reports Sam Bright

EXCLUSIVE Roof Collapsed in Vaccines Manufacturing Centre
Sam Bright investigates the concerns of a whistleblower who says that the UK’s flagship vaccines manufacturing hub is shrouded in secrecy
EXCLUSIVE Firms Employing MPs Won £1.1 Billion in Contracts During Pandemic
Andrew Kersley tracks the public sector deals awarded to companies that have MPs on their payroll
Sajid Javid Signs Off £1 Billion Private Health Windfall as MPs Sound Alarm
The Health and Social Care Secretary has agreed an ‘insurance policy’ with private providers, in breach of Treasury spending guidelines, reports David Hencke
A Portrait of Broken Britain
Sam Bright explores the social, political and economic crises that have been stoked by successive Conservative administrations
EXCLUSIVE Conservative Donors Miss Out on £5 Billion PPE Contract
Most of the Conservative-linked suppliers commissioned at the outset of the Coronavirus pandemic are no longer involved in NHS PPE procurement, Sam Bright reports
Britain’s Superiority Complex Over Corruption is Baseless
Joe Walsh compares the treatment of ministers, when they became embroiled in accusations of cronyism, in the UK and South Africa
The Conservative Cash Carousel and Socialism for the Rich
Sam Bright and Peter Jukes analyse what looks to be a new economic and ideological form of Conservatism, far removed from its former free market foundations
EXCLUSIVE Minister Asked to Correct ‘Misleading’ Claim About COVID Contracts
A minister has been accused of making statements that are “categorically not true” in an attempt to defend the Government, Sam Bright reports
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