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Nov 9, 2025 • via The Guardian

Uniserve's £1.4 Billion Freight to Faulty PPE

VIP Lane Deal Exposed in High Court Ruling

A logistics firm pocketed £1.4bn in Covid contracts via political referrals, shipping unusable PPE without inspections and wasting £3.3bn in public funds overall. This reveals procurement voids that prioritize speed and connections over safeguards.

Nov 7, 2025 • via Tax Policy Associates

Trusts Claim Faulty PPE Windfall

£65 Million Profits Evade Tax as HMRC Chases Shadows

Douglas Barrowman's PPE Medpro funneled £65m profits into trusts, dodging taxes via administration, in a pattern of elite avoidance that burdens UK taxpayers amid weak enforcement.