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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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David Conn

Tory peer introduced PPE firm to government after Cameron text, Covid inquiry hears

Lord Chadlington
Chadlington wrote to the company’s owner: ‘I should … talk to DC [David Cameron] and to Feldman – they’ve been batting for us on this and I want to say thanks for support.’ Photograph: Nick Harvey/Getty Images for Cartier

A Conservative peer introduced a company he was involved in to the government to supply PPE after he first contacted David Cameron by text message, the Covid-19 public inquiry has heard.

The inquiry is hearing evidence this week about the government’s multibillion-pound spending on medical supplies during the crisis, including its use of the “VIP lane”, which gave high priority to companies with political connections and awarded them £3.8bn PPE contracts.

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