Byline Times exposes the Government’s dangerous ‘herd immunity’ approach towards the Coronavirus pandemic, as well as how incompetence and conspiracies contributed to the UK’s shocking death toll
Hundreds of millions of pounds have been earned by companies channelled through the expedited procurement route by Conservative politicians, Sam Bright reports
Sam Bright dissects the multi-billion-pound affair that saw lucrative public contracts awarded to Conservative donors
Much has been made of Rishi Sunak’s record as Chancellor during the global healthcare emergency but, as Sian Norris reports, he didn’t get all the big calls right
UK healthcare spending has burgeoned by £50 billion since the pandemic, the same figure as the Government’s mysterious fiscal ‘black hole’, reports Sam Bright
MPs have made public the correspondence between Schillings and the Public Accounts Committee over the publication of their report on the £600 million in Covid contracts
Inadequate record-keeping also risks losing the taxpayer billions more in fraud, reports David Hencke
The Public Accounts Committee claims it is ‘impossible to have confidence’ that contracts awarded to the testing provider during the pandemic were ‘awarded properly’, reports David Hencke
James Grace addresses Boris Johnson’s falsehoods about the impact of the EU on the speed of our jabs
Rachel Morris inspects the legal basis for the prosecution of the Government’s fatal failures during the pandemic
David Hencke has the details of a new parliamentary report showing how masses of equipment bought by the Government is set for the incinerator
As the Prime Minister’s former chief aide reveals the direct line between Johnson and billionaire media moguls, Sam Bright explores how they may have shaped Government COVID policies
Nafeez Ahmed reports on contingency planners for financial institutions who believe a combination of energy and food shocks will cause major social disruption
The Byline Times team reports on the ever-mounting investigations into the Government’s actions during the pandemic
New research shows that England and Wales saw the biggest reduction in life expectancy after the US between 2019-21, while the life expectancy of the poorest continues to drop
In Scotland, parents and politicians alike are calling for air filters to improve school ventilation – as classrooms show higher than recommended levels of CO2, Sian Norris reports
David Hencke reports on a damning National Audit Office analysis of the multiple failures of Boris Johnson’s Global Travel Taskforce
Nafeez Ahmed reveals how the UK has been failing to fully protect frontline staff from the pandemic, and is now trying to deny its culpability
‘A’ level students Thomas Heath and Tom Marshall expose the Department for Education’s data-free approach to the impact of COVID-19 on learning
The National Audit Office has produced more shocking statistics on the £13 billion of contracts awarded to personal protective equipment suppliers, reports Sam Bright
The end of free lateral flow tests will cost NHS staff extra cash each month – while councils warn that they need more funding to manage COVID-19 outbreaks and the poorest risk not being able to test at all
By asking people with learning disabilities and their families to live in a ‘constant state of lockdown with no support’, the Government is following an approach to the vulnerable that should be consigned to the past, says Saba Salman
The National Audit Office points out significant transparency holes in the Government’s approach to the healthcare giant Randox, that won COVID contracts worth hundreds of millions
Sam Bright investigates the concerns of a whistleblower who says that the UK’s flagship vaccines manufacturing hub is shrouded in secrecy
Sam Bright and Sian Norris inspect how deprived communities will be saddled by the Government’s new testing policies
A committee of MPs has found that HMRC is failing to deal with an ‘avalanche’ of fraud by businesses during the pandemic, reports David Hencke
A formal complaint accuses the British Government of facilitating ‘the largest single health and safety disaster to befall the United Kingdom workforce since the introduction of asbestos products’
The Government has released a series of explosive documents revealing more details about the COVID-19 contracts awarded to Randox
The Chancellor is refusing to raise taxes on companies making billions for their shareholders from rising energy prices, reports Adam Bienkov
Andrew Kersley tracks the public sector deals awarded to companies that have MPs on their payroll