{"id":361055,"date":"2026-07-14T16:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/billions-of-taxpayers-money-wasted-on-ppe-failures-covid-inquiry-finds\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T16:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:00:20","slug":"billions-of-taxpayers-money-wasted-on-ppe-failures-covid-inquiry-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/billions-of-taxpayers-money-wasted-on-ppe-failures-covid-inquiry-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Billions of taxpayers&#8217; money wasted on PPE failures, Covid inquiry finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/APtYF2FA_HU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Billions of taxpayers' money wasted on PPE failures, Covid inquiry finds\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/APtYF2FA_HU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The scramble to buy PPE during the pandemic saw the UK waste almost \u00a310 billion of taxpayers\u2019 money, the official inquiry into the handling of Covid-19 has found.<\/p>\n<p>In the fifth report of her inquiry, Baroness Heather Hallett criticised the \u201cvast\u201d waste in pandemic procurement, amounting to \u00a39.9 billion \u2013 two-thirds of the \u00a314.9 billion the UK and devolved governments spent on PPE.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The scramble to buy PPE during the pandemic saw the UK waste almost \u00a310 billion of taxpayers\u2019 money, the official inquiry into the handling of Covid-19 has found. 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