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'No Clear Evidence' £22bn Test And Trace Spending Has Cut Covid Rates, Watchdog Says

Withering report by Commons Public Accounts Committee slams ministers for treating taxpayers ‘like cash machines’
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Johnson And Gove 'Ripped Up Rules' On Covid PPE Contracts For Private Firms

National Audit Office reveals secret "high priority" channel for companies recommended by MPs, peers and ministers' offices.
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Pandemic Drill Failed To Analyse Economic Threat, Officials Admit

Operation Cygnus war-gamed a new virus such as Covid-19 sweeping Britain in 2016 - but the hit to jobs and businesses was left out.
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Corbyn Asked ‘Where Is The Leadership?’ By Normally Loyal MPs During Fiery PLP Meeting

"People who have worked for you for years are turning away from you. If there was a general election, we wouldn’t win it."
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Government 'Took Seaborne's Word' It Had Financial Backing When £13.8m Contract Awarded

The government made a deal with a ferry company with no ferries.
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Disabled Benefits Claimants To Receive £150m In Back-Payments

The Department for Work and Pensions has been accused of 'appalling' communication with claimants.
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Government's 'Inept' Handling Of Benefits Left 70,000 People Out Of Pocket

Some vulnerable claimants lost out by £20,000.
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Capita Condemned For 'Widespread Failures' In Delivering NHS Backup Services

Spending watchdog warns patient safety was 'potentially put at risk'.
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Government Department 'Operating In Parallel Universe' Over Brexit, MPs Say

'Grave concerns' have been raised over complacency.
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Devastating Impact Of Homelessness Laid Bare By Commons Committee

More than 9,000 people sleep rough every night
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