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‘Eat Out to Help Out’ Scheme ‘Epidemiologically Illiterate’ As Sunak Failed to Consult Scientists, New Report Reveals
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
EXCLUSIVE UK ‘Mega Lab’ Cut Working Hours Last Week Amid ‘Shortages’
Byline Times understands that one of the UK’s largest ‘Lighthouse’ labs was forced to scale down its operation last week, despite surging demand
EXCLUSIVE £66.7 Million Birmingham Nightingale Hospital Has Admitted No Patients in Eight Months
Sam Bright reports on how Birmingham’s flagship facility has been free of patients since Prince William opened the hospital in April
EXCLUSIVE ‘Test and Trace’ Replacing Corporate Giants With £800-a-day In-House Consultants
Sam Bright has the inside track on a new Government hiring blitz and its attempts to oust expensive, controversial consultancy giants
Evidence of Fraudsters Claiming Billions in COVID Loans Passed to MPs
A new report by the Public Accounts Committee sheds light on the Government’s Bounce Back Loan Scheme, with applicants self-certifying and not subject to credit checks
EXCLUSIVE Hotel Carpeting Company Awarded Contract to Supply COVID-19 Tests
A small carpeting supplier has been contracted again by the Government, having already being awarded deals for personal protective equipment worth £5.3 million
EXCLUSIVE Minister and Officials Held Talks With Saudi Regime Over Newcastle United Takeover
Sam Bright and Adrian Goldberg provide details of discussions held between Saudi and UK officials over the future of Newcastle United
Britain Faces Disruption at Ports Without Facilities for Enhanced Checks on Goods As Brexit Looms, MPs Warn
Plans to create new inland lorry sites to check goods have not gone beyond the drawing board, a parliamentary committee reports
Government Set For £16.2 Billion Private Sector ‘Test and Trace’ Splurge Despite Repeated Failures
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
EXCLUSIVE Firm with Links to Matt Hancock’s Family Awarded £5.5 Million COVID Testing Deal
The chairman of the healthcare firm is the former business partner of Matt Hancock’s mum and step-father
Home Office’s E-Border Controls Plan Lags Behind Costing Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions, Watchdog Reveals
Delays uncovered by the National Audit Office coincide with other delays in Government plans to introduce new Brexit border controls and custom checks
EXCLUSIVE ‘I Contacted Cabinet Office and Offered to Buy a Machine in China’ says Marine Firm Owner Given £5 Million Contract for Masks
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
UPDATE UPDATED: Britain’s Cod Awful Fishing Fiasco
There is currently no legal basis for the UK’s distant-waters vessels to fish cod in Norwegian waters from the end of this year, reports David Hencke
EXCLUSIVE Government Outsources Responsibility for Outsourcing
The professional services giant Deloitte is being employed to help the Government to interpret and implement its own ‘Outsourcing Playbook’
EXCLUSIVE Wealthy London Areas With Low COVID Case Rates Included in Rapid Testing Programme
Westminster and the City of London are among the areas receiving lateral flow tests, despite having relatively low case rates, reports Sam Bright
