Britain’s Secretary of State for Health Matt Hancock spent vast quantities of public money on pandemic-related procurements during 2020.
The Good Law Project, a campaign group, and three opposition politicians brought a judicial review seeking details of undisclosed deals with firms that had no medical procurement expertise and, in some cases, delivered defective protective equipment. The health ministry said it had needed to move within very short timescales and against unparalleled global demand.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more: