BBC: A corruption review has identified ‘red flags’ in over 130 Covid contracts

Anti-corruption charity Transparency International UK has raised serious concerns about £15.3 billion in Covid contracts awarded by the Conservative government revealing 135 “high-risk” contracts with multiple corruption red flags. The review found that £4.1 billion in contracts went to politically connected firms, and £4 billion were allocated through a “VIP lane” deemed unlawful by the High Court…