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How did the UK Government waste £10 Billion on PPE during the pandemic? | BBC Newscast

Today, the Covid inquiry has found that the lives of NHS staff and patients were put at risk in the pandemic because of a lack of adequate PPE.

The inquiry’s chair, Baroness Hallett described “vast”

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Everyone involved in this scam needs to pay the ultimate price.
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@adam4284 From YouTube ↗ 16 Jul 2026 2
It wasn't wasted, it was stolen.... using dodgy PPE contracts coincidentally owned by close friends of the then government.... the money was paid but the materials never arrived.

New title: How the government stole billions of pounds without being prosecuted...
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The fact everyone wore a face nappy in public during this is what gets me!
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@ssd574 From YouTube ↗ 15 Jul 2026 5
VIP lanes to bung public money to offshore trusts for rich Tory mates.
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yep, and they wonder why inflation is very high, nothing to do with ukraine or iran, its the money printing, legalised money laundering and joe publick picks up the tab, biggest scam in history.
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People died whilst politicians grifted
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@VPPAF From YouTube ↗ 15 Jul 2026 2
and just think they jail people for not paying a few hundred pounds not paying the licence fee
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@JdeV15 From YouTube ↗ 15 Jul 2026 8
Why just the ppe ??? What about the billions spent on paying people to sit at home for 2 years - all cheered on by the Labour Party !!??
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There should be convictions, what a massive amount of money,find out who made money illegally and bring them to justice
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The UK gov is one of the most incompetent, corrupt and worthless govs out there; that is why

big pharma filling pockets didnt help either
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"How did the UK Government waste £10 Billion on PPE during the pandemic?"
With your help, BBC.
Never forget.
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Prosecutions
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If the enquiry couldn’t find solid evidence to prove cronyism and corruption, it only means they kept it out of emails and used private secure messaging set to auto-delete, or they didn’t look hard enough 😡
The VIP lane fast track is pure cronyism & corruption on its face!!
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@su7421 From YouTube ↗ 15 Jul 2026 16
Rotten to the core. Owners, parliament, government, courts, police, media. Fend for yourselves, people.
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Follow the money trail will lead to the scammers.
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Look who made of the money out of this Scam
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@wilko3017 From YouTube ↗ 15 Jul 2026 11
It wasn’t wasted, everyone got paid in the laundering operation, including the politicians.
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Are we defending the tory government and their obvious corruption? Are we pretending that thats not what happened?
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@wrany72 From YouTube ↗ 15 Jul 2026 41
Could have told you that 6 years ago.
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Wasted....? Or laundered?