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11 Oct, 8 tweets, 3 min read
'UK Government Spending on PPE Deals to Conservative Backers Rises to £364 Million – @BylineTimes'

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bylinetimes.com/2020/09/21/gov…
'I have been trying to get a measure of the government's PPE procurement splurge for the past couple of months.

The amount of cash shelled out to private sector firms is mind-boggling.'
Via @WritesBright @BylineTimes 🔽
'£81.8 million contracts for hand sanitiser and face masks
🟦 To firm owned by Tory donor who has given £60k to Conservative politicians and central party since 2009
💵 The firm has won a total of £148 million in PPE deals'

bylinetimes.com/2020/09/18/fir…
'💵 Three contracts worth £52 million
🟦 To a dormant firm with one director'

bylinetimes.com/2020/09/02/gov…
'£135 million contract for ventilators
🟦 To an organisation owned by a company based on the Isle of Man, a tax haven'
bylinetimes.com/2020/10/01/135…
'£122 million contract for gowns
🟦 To a firm that had been in existence for 44 days'

bylinetimes.com/2020/09/14/gov…
'£93.8 million contract for face masks
🟦 To a firm that has directly donated £400k to the Conservative Party since 2016'

bylinetimes.com/2020/09/16/com…
'£70 million contract for face masks
🟦 To a luxury packaging firm with £46k in the bank'

bylinetimes.com/2020/10/08/70-…

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