Majority of £15billion spent on PPE during Covid pandemic was a waste, inquiry concludes, with race for medical supplies like the 'Wild West'

Baroness Heather Hallett, chairman of the UK Covid-19 inquiry, said that the UK was 'simply not ready to compete' in the global race to secure healthcare equipment in early 2020.


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