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Half of PPE procured by UK using ‘VIP’ companies has not been used

Equipment worth £1.7bn sourced from politically connected companies was stockpiled after government over-ordered

More than half the £1.7bn paid by the government to politically connected “VIP” companies to supply PPE in the pandemic was spent on equipment that has not been used, according to new figures.

The total value of unused PPE was £2.8bn for 1.9bn items, according to newly released figures from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).

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