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EXCLUSIVE Former ‘Test and Trace’ Boss Given Green Light to Lobby Government After Just Four Months in New Corporate Role
A senior member of Baroness Dido Harding’s team has joined a company previously awarded £140 million in COVID-19 contracts – and will be able to begin lobbying her former colleagues sooner than the rules usually allow

EXCLUSIVE £100 Million Deals for School Laptops Awarded to Conservative Donor’s Firm
As a shortage of laptops ostracises children from education, Sam Bright reports on new contracts awarded to a company with Tory ties

Peter Thiel’s Tech Giant Palantir Extends its Reach into Local and National Government
David Hencke with more detail on the Government contract with Palantir and the involvement of the data science team behind the Vote Leave campaign

New BBC Chairman has Donated Over £400,000 to the Conservative Party
The public service broadcaster’s new figurehead is a prolific Conservative Party donor, reports Sam Bright

The Digital Divide: With Schools Suddenly Back in Lockdown, How Many Disadvantaged Students Actually have the Kit they Need?
A lack of online access exacerbates an existing equality gap between children in disadvantaged communities and their wealthier counterparts, reports Sian Norris

EXCLUSIVE Government Reveals Total Number of Private Sector Consultants Working for ‘Test and Trace’
There are more private sector consultants working for Baroness Dido Harding’s operation than civil servants working for the Treasury, reveals Sam Bright

UK Faces Trade Boycott After Brexit VAT Change
Firms from around the world have decided to end deliveries to the UK rather than register with the country for VAT after regulations – which received next to no scrutiny by Parliament – became law last month

EXCLUSIVE Vaccine Minister’s Family Sets Up Medical Company
Nadhim Zahawi’s wife and two sons have established a new company called ‘Warren Medical Limited’