Boris Johnson's Crony Contracts

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

Dominic Cummings failed to reform the procurement process, and in doing so exposed his hollow intellectual posturing, argues Sam Bright

After facing criticism for its work during the pandemic, the outsourcing giant is set to be paid millions of pounds more to assist the post-Coronavirus clean-up operation, reports Sam Bright

David Hencke's analysis of the Government's Town Fund scheme suggests politically motivated deals that paid off in the 2019 General Election

A new National Audit Office report – which found that the Government established a ‘high-priority’ lane for PPE suppliers with political links – does little to dispel the notion of cronyism at the heart of the Boris Johnson administration, explains Sam Bright

MP alleges ‘special treatment’ as two former Vote Leave chiefs were drafted in by Matt Hancock’s department, reports Sam Bright

Sophie Hill explains how she found the Conservative Party, Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings at the centre of her vast interactive map of Government contracts

A Miami-based firm owned by a jewellery entrepreneur has been awarded UK PPE deals worth hundreds of millions, reports Sam Bright

The Prime Minister was finally forced to answer questions about his Government’s controversial, multi-billion-pound splurge on private sector contracts, reports Sam Bright

David Hencke reports on accusations of ‘political bias’ on how public funds were allocated to constituencies by Conservative ministers

A company incorporated on 18 May was awarded a huge Government contract to ramp-up Coronavirus testing, reports Sam Bright

The conditions of the Uyghurs forced to work in factories “strongly suggest forced labour”, Sam Bright reports

Lord James Bethell’s comments appear to validate leaked documents revealing an expedited system of the awarding contracts to “high profile contacts” of the Boris Johnson administration

Records show that a Conservative MP, paid £100,000 a-year to advise a major healthcare firm, attended a ministerial meeting with that company just days after it was awarded a £133 million Government contract

Questions should be asked about “whether politically connected ‘VIPs’ benefitted from lucrative inside information”, says the director of the Good Law Project, which was handed the documents

The Government shelled out £120,250 for a senior Test and Trace consultant to work for 66 days, Sam Bright reveals

The company has £134,500 assets yet has been awarded contracts worth tens of millions by the Government, reports Sam Bright

The Shadow Cabinet Office Minister has condemned the awarding of procurement contracts to Conservative-linked firms without competition as ‘outrageous’

The firm has £20,000 in assets and supplies carpeting and tiling for hotels, offices and boats, reports Sam Bright

In the first of a new series of procurement exposés, Sam Bright reveals how a Florida-based fashion brand founder has been awarded huge deals by Boris Johnson’s Government