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UK health department played ‘fast and loose’ when awarding Covid contracts to Randox

Commons public accounts committee issues damning report into £777m of contracts given to firm that employed Owen Paterson as lobbyist

The Guardian - UK

Impossible to have confidence Randox contracts were awarded properly – MPs

MPs have accused the Department of Health and Social Care of failing in its duties to be “transparent” about meetings its ministers had with Randox.

The Independent UK

Government ‘does not know’ if £486m pandemic traffic light system worked, MPs say

MPs say government ‘did not track its spending on managing cross-border travel or set clear objectives’

The Independent UK

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Ministers don’t know if £486m pandemic traffic light system worked, say MPs

Public accounts committee says it is unknown whether cost of implementing international travel curbs was worth the disruption

The Guardian - UK

Government ‘does not know’ if £329m Covid traffic light system worked

An MPs' committee has said that the Government "does not know" if the expensive Covid traffic light system, for visitors to the UK, that cost tax payers £329 million actually worked

Daily Mirror

Government unsure if Covid traffic light system worked despite public disruption

Testing and quarantine requirements changed 10 times between February 2021 and January 2022 but ministers don't know 'whether the system worked or whether the cost was worth the disruption caused', the Public Accounts Committee warned

Daily Mirror

Government ‘does not know’ whether coronavirus traffic light system worked – MPs

The testing and quarantine requirements for people arriving in the UK were changed 10 times between February 2021 and January 2022.

The Independent UK

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Home Office faces challenges in meeting target on police numbers, MPs warn

The effort to hire another 6,500 officers by next March could be hampered by a tight labour market and decline in trust in policing, a committee said.

The Independent UK

City watchdog failed British Steel pension savers, MPs say

The Financial Conduct Authority has been criticised by MPs on the the Public Accounts Committee.

The Independent UK

Ripped-off steelworkers lost £80,000 pension cash as watchdog failed to act

An investigation published today ruled that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) failed to protect the British Steel pension scheme - with some members missing out on as much as £489,000 in life savings

Daily Mirror

Government disputes with PPE suppliers could cost taxpayer £2.7bn, MPs warn

Disputes with providers on 176 PPE contracts – mainly over faulty kit – are still to be settled.

The Independent UK

Buchanan pulls in big Q2 haul as Ways and Means race heats up

WASHINGTON — Rep. Vern Buchanan led second-quarter fundraising among GOP hopefuls for the party’s top spot on the powerful Ways and Means Committee, raking in more than $860,000 in contributions.

Tribune News Service

Saving the PAC-12: One Interesting Possibility

There is opportunity in times of chaos. The PAC-12, could maintain its strength, prestige and competitive spirit with a few careful additions.

USA Today Sports Media Group

‘It was opportunistic in the best sense’: how the US constitution inspired an exhibition

After a frenzied auction, a rare first printing of the US constitution was lent to a museum in Arkansas where it’s led to an exhibition on democracy

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Dynamite News

President Election: AAP meet to decide on presidential candidate support

The meeting will be attended by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other members of the PAC, including Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, Punjab MP Raghav Chadha, and MLA Atishi, among others. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Delays to secure schools ‘leaving girls in unsafe conditions’

Government lacks ‘coherent strategy’ for youth custody, say MPs.

Tribune News Service

Seeing Pa. as battlefield, Never Trumpers unite against Doug Mastriano

PITTSBURGH — A political committee with connections to the Never Trump movement and to a high-profile neoconservative, will dip into Pennsylvania's gubernatorial race, "playing heavily" — its political director said — to convince college-educated suburban voters to buck Republican Doug Mastriano.

The Times of India

There was a conspiracy to dissolve Provincial Armed Constabulary, 54 companies were disbanded, says Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath

LUCKNOW: Addressing the jawans and officials on the passing-out parade of new PAC recruits, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that "there was a conspiracy to end the PAC force completely". "As a part of this conspiracy, a total of 54 companies of PAC were disbanded at different times,"…

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The Times of India

There was conspiracy to dissolve PAC, 54 companies were disbanded: UP CM Yogi Adityanath

LUCKNOW: Addressing the jawans and officials on the passing-out parade of new PAC recruits, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that "there was a conspiracy to end the PAC force completely".

Tribune News Service

Larry Stone: The Pac-12 will never be the same again, and that's sad

SEATTLE — I have a six-decade relationship with the Pac-12 — old enough that I lived through its incarnations as the Pac-8 and Pac-10. My affiliation spans from John McKay to Lincoln Riley, from Lew Alcindor to Johnny Juzang, from Ann Meyers to Anna Wilson.

Salon

Trump PAC paying witnesses' legal fees

Trump group sought to cover legal fees of "more than a dozen" witnesses, report says

The Independent UK

Parliament restoration plan ‘unacceptably slow’ and untransparent – committee

It is ‘inconceivable’ that the Palace should be allowed to deteriorate further and MPs are put in danger, the Public Accounts Committee chair said.

The Times of India

Rs 150 crore to make Chandigarh railway station world-class

CHANDIGARH: P K Krishnadas, PAC chairman, said the ministry has already allocated Rs 150 crore for developing Chandigarh railway station as world-class.

The Times of India

Chandigarh railway station’s electronic eyes under PAC lens

CHANDIGARH: PK Krishnadas, chairman of the National Public Amenities Committee (PAC), Railway Board, ministry of railways, expressed grave concern over security measures at Chandigarh railway station.

Tribune News Service

How California primaries create special interest-fueled races with Democratic infighting

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento residents of Senate District 8 received reminders of California’s unusual top-two primary system every time they opened their mailboxes this spring.

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