Covid contract VIP lane was 'a scandal of epic proportions', says deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner
The idea of the so-called VIP lane was to treat offers of personal protective equipment with greater urgency if they came from a supplier recommended by ministers, government officials or MPs and peers from any party.
However, Ms Rayner told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I don't accept that cronyism and this level of scandal is to do with a panic." The department is currently in mediation with PPE Medpro over what it has described as an "underperforming contract" and said it was unable to comment on specifics.Glasgow-born businesswoman Baroness Mone, who joined the House of Lords in 2015, is being investigated by the Lords commissioner for standards over her "alleged involvement" in procuring contracts for the company.
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