Revealed: Chief executive attended work party weeks after being found guilty of assaulting three employees
British Medical Association has criticised inadequate PPE, poor public health messaging and Test and Trace failures
Arguments over NHS funding and future pandemic preparations marked the end of the opening phase of public hearings
Philip Banfield echoes National Audit Office warning about lack of gowns – and criticises standard of NHS-issue masks
Hospitals had not completed vital PPE preparations when Covid hit – despite concerns being raised in 2018
Covid-19 inquiry hears how, despite warnings to stockpile PPE, Black healthcare staff had fewer masks available
Glove tycoon Robert Gros splashed millions on luxury homes and planned to build cinema, disco and golf simulator
Nearly 60% of the PPE procured from firms linked to the UK government was unusable – sparking fresh questions about controversial ‘VIP’ lane
High Court rules ministers acted unlawfully by giving multi-million-pound PPE supply deals to a pest control company and a private equity firm
Leak reveals ministers and MPs, including former health minister Steve Brine, referred private firms to ‘VIP’ list for lucrative COVID contracts
openDemocracy revealed how a marketing firm that won £40m in PPE contracts threatened to fire staff who spoke out about furlough claims
Exclusive: Employees say KAU Media Group threatened to fire staff who complained about being forced to work on furlough, while boss enjoyed lavish lifestyle
