But while they seem adamant to not feed hungry children, let's remind ourselves of contracts they have splashed on in recent months...
This government’s procurement is an ugly mark on its pandemic response.
We’ve seen millions wasted on unusable PPE, a national Serco tracing system not reaching contacts it should, and a growing catalogue of cronyism.
But what's happened this week is a new low.
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But while they seem adamant to not feed hungry children, let's remind ourselves of contracts they have splashed on in recent months...
Labour highlighted this as one of the early examples of cronyism given links to the Tory party.
https://t.co/ax6VpkbnG4
https://t.co/3E41aQyyqv
Qualified and experienced British businesses from across the country have expressed their outrage at this.
https://t.co/GMAOTB9qAQ
https://t.co/M3fPHsHBJJ
Shamefully, stories like those in this thread led to a @NYTimes investigation into British crony contracts.
https://t.co/p27ywxFpIX
For far too many of these, transparency is severely lacking, so we're not always sure what they deliver
https://t.co/S7FHjWJtYP
This only confirmed the use of a VIP lane for contracts, but also gave clear recommendations for government to clean up its contracting.
We are yet to see an improvement.
https://t.co/mNMwqVpLVn