2020-11-18
Guardian Front Page 18th of November 2020
The Guardian says a damning report has found multiple shortcomings in the government’s £18bn PPE contracts process.
The Guardian says a damning report has found multiple shortcomings in the government’s £18bn PPE contracts process.
The Daily Star says hit sitcom the Vicar of Dibley will return to our screens this Christmas.
The Daily Telegraph says Sir Keir Starmer faced mutiny from his own MPs after Labour was accused of “adding insult to injury” by readmitting Jeremy Corbyn to the party three weeks after he was suspended in a row over antisemitism.
The Independent says a damning report has found hundreds of firms have been fast-tracked for lucrative COVID-19 contracts after tips from ministers.
The Metro says auditors claim billions of pounds in coronavirus spending is unaccounted for, with government cronies accused of “profiting from the pandemic”.
The Financial Times writes Boris Johnson will set out details of a £12bn “green industrial revolution”.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has pledged to roll out care home testing for visitors before Christmas, to allow families to come together, the Daily Mirror writes.
The Times reports on the UK buying five million doses of the new Moderna vaccine – bringing fresh hopes that the country could have several working vaccines within the next few months.