Labour Party Demands Probe After Emails Suggest VIP ‘Fast Track’ for UK COVID-19 Testing

Labour Party Demands Probe After Emails Suggest VIP ‘Fast Track’ for UK COVID-19 Testing
A sign directing members of the public to a COVID-19 testing centre in Bolton, northwest England, on May 28, 2021. Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images
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Labour is calling for an investigation into claims of a “VIP lane” for coronavirus testing contracts after documents emerged suggesting bids from companies with political connections were fast tracked.

A senior civil servant advised ministers in an email in April last year to write “FASTTRACK” on any offers they received for testing kits, according to documents revealed by the Good Law Project.