Michael Gove says £10bn waste on PPE was an 'honest error'

Michael Gove said the Government wasting £10 billion on PPE during the Covid pandemic was an 'honest error' (Image: Channel 4)

MICHAEL Gove has insisted the UK wasting £10 billion of taxpayers’ money on PPE during the Covid pandemic was an “honest error” as he defended the "VIP lane".

As part of the official inquiry into the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, Baroness Heather Hallett criticised the “vast” waste in pandemic procurement, amounting to £9.9bn – two-thirds of the £14.9bn the UK and devolved governments spent on PPE.