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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Xander Richards

Fraud, waste, and unlawful 'VIPs': Report lays bare Tory 'incompetence' over PPE

The Tory government has had three health secretaries in two years. From left: Matt Hancock, Sajid Javid, and Steve Barclay. Photos: PA

UK taxpayers will be footing the bill for mistakes the Tory government made during the pandemic “for years to come”, the chair of a key Westminster committee has said.

The comments came as the Public Accounts Committee published a report into the billions of pounds wasted by Conservative “mismanagement” of PPE contracts.

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