Some £8.7 billion spent by the Government on personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic has been written off, according to annual accounts.
New documents from the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) show huge amounts wasted on useless equipment, while millions of pounds has been spent getting out of contracts or storing PPE at ports.
The news comes as many people struggle to make ends meet, with the cost of living seeing its fasted increase in 30 years, Mirror Online reports.
