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Helen Corbett

Chancellor appoints Covid corruption commissioner

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has appointed a Covid corruption commissioner (Stefan Rousseau/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Chancellor has appointed Tom Hayhoe as Covid corruption commissioner to claw back taxpayers’ money wasted on deals during the pandemic.

He has started a review of £8.7 billion worth of PPE bought during the pandemic that was later written off the government’s books.

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