A company with mystery investors and links to the Isle of Man was awarded government contracts worth £200m to supply the UK with personal protective equipment (PPE) after it was placed in a “high-priority lane” for well-connected firms, the Guardian can reveal.
Companies processed through the high-priority lane were 10 times more successful in securing PPE contracts, the National Audit Office found, leading to questions about whether some firms profited from political connections.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/21/firm-with-mystery-investors-wins-200m-of-ppe-contracts-via-high-priority-lane