Firms linked to the Tory Party have won nearly £500million in pandemic contracts without having to bid. Labour says at least 13 companies got the contracts with no competitive tendering.
Shadow Cabinet Office minister Rachel Reeves said: “There has been an alarming pattern of companies with links to the Conservatives doing well out of publicly funded projects during this pandemic. “People want their governments to use public money fairly and they don’t expect contracts to end up with ministers’ mates.” She is demanding an independent probe. What do you think about this story?
Join in the debate in the comments below One firm, Randox, received £133million for Covid testing. It pays Tory MP and former Cabinet minister Owen Paterson £8,333 a