NEWS
Calls for inquiry after Treasury reveals £15bn cost of PPE
The taxpayer has spent £15 billion on PPE amid scrutiny of the Government’s procurement process. Campaigners blasted officials for an ‘enormous waste’ of public money after PPE and the NHS’s bungled testing and contact tracing programmes accounted for almost four-fifths of extra health spending – Telegraph
Rishi Sunak serves up a £30bn lockdown rescue – Times
The average working week is now just three days as number of hours put in plunges a quarter during the pandemic – Mail
UK fishing chief exposes devious Barnier’s Brexit plot – Express
The magic money tree … shaken by a Tory! Astonished former Chancellor Norman Lamont gives his verdict on Rishi Sunak’s mini-Budget – Mail
Record number of school leavers apply for a place at university despite the impact of social distancing on college life – Mail
COMMENT
No 10 has just fallen into the jaws of Britain’s most dangerous political paradox – Sherelle Jacobs, Telegraph
Enjoy it while you can … we cannot live on Rishi Sunak’s giveaways for ever – Alex Brummer, Mail
Sorry, Keir, unconscious bias training is bunk – David Aaronovitch, Times
