Newscast – £10 billion wasted on covid PPE

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Today, the Covid question is that NHS staff and patients’ lives have been put at risk by the pandemic due to a lack of adequate PPE. Baroness Hallett, chair of the inquiry, described the “colossal” waste, with nearly £10 billion of taxpayers’ money wasted in a frenzy to buy more. Health reporter and Corona Virus Newscast alumnus, Jim Reid joins Adam to see how things went wrong. In addition, President Trump reversed his threat to impose a 20% tariff on shipping on the Strait of Hormuz, triggering a blockade of Iranian ports. Adam is joined by chief news anchor Catriona Perry and business editor Simon Jack to explain why conflicts are re-igniting and what the war means for the economy. Now you can listen to Newscast on smart speaker. If you want to listen, say “Ask BBC Voice to play a news broadcast”. Works on most modern speakers. Join our Newscast online community here https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes are released daily. If you’re in the UK, for more BBC news and current affairs podcasts, listen to BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the BBC’s current political news. The presenter was Adam Fleming. Produced by Jack McClure with Anna Harris. The social organizers were Gabrielle Purcell-Davies and Beth Pritchard. The technical producer was Johnny Hall. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The news editor is Sam Bonham.

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