🔴 For *four years* officials refused to release names of all companies linked to Conservative donors and party figures put in the 'VIP' lane for bumper Covid contracts Now a judge has ordered them to. Huge win for @jennacorderoy.bsky.social (and DfS) democracyforsale.substack.com/p/government... - ThreadSky

petergeoghegan.bsky.social • 1 day ago

🔴 For *four years* officials refused to release names of all companies linked to Conservative donors and party figures put in the 'VIP' lane for bumper Covid contracts

Now a judge has ordered them to.

Huge win for @jennacorderoy.bsky.social (and DfS)
https://democracyforsale.substack.com/p/government-loses-legal-battle-over-vip-lane-conservative-donor

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eagleneedle.bsky.social•1 day ago

Will these crooked spivs face any consequences? Why are Labour not a huge noise about this as the Tories would have done if it had been Labour? They need to be made an example of to deter any other politicians from lining their own pockets.

pseudo-bambi.bsky.social•1 day ago

Excellent news. Well done everyone involved. Hoping (against the odds) this leads to criminal prosecution.

hz-f.bsky.social•10 hours ago

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

churchillsarrow.bsky.social•15 hours ago

When do we start seeing criminal referrals for fraud?

dimow.bsky.social•1 day ago

Why would Labour want to block these names???

andypday.bsky.social•1 day ago

I don’t think they have - refers to last Tory one. Appeal wasn’t heard till Sept 10th/11th 2024, with the judgement coming out 28th Feb 2025. Dept of Health has 35 days to find and publish that info from that date. Locating it depends on it being there to be found

petergeoghegan.bsky.social•1 day ago

This would be my read too. I don’t think Labour has been blocking the release of the information - but based on the judgment it’s pretty clear that there is information to release

andypday.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thanks for confirming, Peter

dimow.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yes thank you…

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felida.bsky.social•1 day ago

The Scottish Government's experience tells us that this doesn't mean they will readily hand them over.

nopasaran1938.bsky.social•1 day ago

Unfortunately all the documents were destroyed in the Hayes substation fire 🔥!!

gerardcassidy.bsky.social•1 day ago

Long run the foxes but they have finally run out of cunning.

viviancomma.bsky.social•7 hours ago

I'm glad there are great people investigating this state sponsored embezzlement but so pissed off that the individuals involved will probably never face criminal prosecution.

pollytitian.bsky.social•1 day ago

The corrupt bastards will appeal no doubt.

jimhigham.bsky.social•1 day ago

Unfortunately they can afford to with the money they stole from us

pete-w.bsky.social•1 day ago

The sneering refusal to release information to the public was one of the most arrogant and constant features of the Conservative govt, eg. Party donors, VIP PPE links, the Russia Report, Sunak’s family’s govt contracts and the details of who Charlotte Owen is and why she was made a life peer?

grumpysteff.bsky.social•1 day ago

No doubt all the Tories involved will have conveniently lost all their records relating to this…

trishtoo.bsky.social•1 day ago

Great news Peter.

steamedrice.bsky.social•1 day ago

Why does it always take so long for any action? No chance of getting any of this money back.

lindamortimer15.bsky.social•1 day ago

Good , as a minion who worked in a care home I hope they feel even a little bit of the fear we felt

kabbman.bsky.social•1 day ago

It is essential that we do not let this one drop to the back of the que.Especially,if the companies are associated with MP's, House of Lords and friends of Tory politicians. We all have suspected they are now we must focus on naming and reclaiming every penny no point in shamming these oppertunists

warrenoates1.bsky.social•1 day ago

Do you have a link to the ruling?

johnthejack.bsky.social•1 day ago

Direct link to PDF
https://democracyforsale.substack.com/api/v1/file/6ee3fe87-0821-473f-9492-c2d8443cf77e.pdf

davidpaintstuff.bsky.social•1 day ago

That whole government should be in prison

anthonyf272.bsky.social•1 day ago

If they follow the Trump playbook, they'll ignore the courts.

endofthenight99.bsky.social•1 day ago

asimov74.bsky.social•1 day ago

Pigs in trough

loreleiking.bsky.social•1 day ago

Amazing article. Thank you. We need so much more of this.

harrycovert.bsky.social•1 day ago

Is this “a point of obsession” Peter?

If so, good.

”https://bsky.app/profile/mrrobertbob.bsky.social/post/3lkphjvzn4k25

mrsmalone.bsky.social•1 day ago

Erect the blue tent now!

cmcs52.bsky.social•1 day ago

At long last! Time for this information to be made public.

mingkerr.bsky.social•6 hours ago

A judge also ordered Gove to release the results of a survey on independence he carried out during COVID, using COVID funds...

stephenstroud.bsky.social•1 day ago

Congratulations Peter. It remains disappointing how often civil society has to sue its own (Gove)rnment to make it abide by its own rules.

jimhigham.bsky.social•1 day ago

“All rules were followed “ Liar Johnson

geoffb7.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Please re-post and keep the pressure on .

smfbooth.bsky.social•1 day ago

Good.

nerysonchina.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you for your hard work and persistence in trying to hold these shysters to account. Let’s hope Labour’s Covid corruption commission is equally as persistent, although I’m not optimistic.

daisly.bsky.social•1 day ago

Good

para-handy.bsky.social•7 hours ago

UK Government will play the Trump playbook.
Ignore it.
Then
Challenge it
Then
Appeal it
Then
Escalate it to a higher court
Then
If all is lost pass retrospective legislation to stop its publication.
Why? Far too many Labour Donors are on that list.

hettiewagtail.bsky.social•1 day ago

At last.

benno6856.bsky.social•1 day ago

This will be interesting!

airwaves1.bsky.social•1 day ago

Is it no wonder that the tories wanted to keep the book closed on their shenanigans, after all Bi££ions evaporated?
Will they care that if there was corruption it is to be laid bare?
Probably not, they looked after their puppeteers & are now possibly reaping their benefits.
Labour’s after them?

ivorbolakov.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Maybe that's why Hancock demanded immunity from lawyers.

jazzaoxon.bsky.social•1 day ago

About time.

urban-decay-man.bsky.social•1 day ago

They waited four years to ensure the money is now traceless, I have no doubt that there are a lot more people complicit in this.

mrkevinb.bsky.social•1 day ago

WHY EXACTLY is a Labour Government fighting this disclosure as to the extent of the Tory corruption !

ewanhusarmee.bsky.social•1 day ago

Last lot wasted millions fighting court cases, from Gina Miller onwards. Sickens me that Labour have spent anything on this.

mrkevinb.bsky.social•1 day ago

They should be recovering the billions not protecting those who profited ! Couple that with the Winter fuel payments, current benefit claw backs. The leopards have changed their spots !!!!!

junesim63.bsky.social•1 day ago

This lot of leopards were always leopards. They just pretended to be pussycats to get elected.

mrkevinb.bsky.social•1 day ago

Sadly we have to transition through them if necessary. Had the Tories stayed in and with Trump elected I shudder to think which way we would be going now !!!

victoria1921.bsky.social•1 day ago

No more obfuscation. No more cronyism, covering up of corruption.
Labour need to prosecute the thieves, and recover the taxpayers money.
Tax the richest 1.1% and invest in the future of the people who trusted this government to be better.

larlesley.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thought they were appointing a Covid Tsar to recover the missing money, where’s that up to? 🤷‍♀️

fatbadger442.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Don't think of it as Tory corruption. Recognise that it's state corruption - then you'll understand.

mrkevinb.bsky.social•15 hours ago

NO it was definitely Tory ministers who referred to the fast lane and blocked actual producers from tendering. I’d say it was Tory corruption.
You can deny and deflect if you want.

fatbadger442.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Yes, bt it's juat that they were the government within the state at the time. Now we have Labpur dancing for the same sort of (often the same) people. Streeting, Reeves, Starmer etc, all compromised. A light on corruption is a light on the entire ecosystem of the British state.

fatbadger442.bsky.social•15 hours ago

It isn't me denying and deflecting here. You are engaging in classic "bad apple" rhetoric, deflecting from the reality of your heroes.

Either that, or you are being painfully naive. #RedTories, #BlueTories - all corrupt, all part of the same ecosystem.

mrkevinb.bsky.social•15 hours ago

I think the evidence of the last 14 years speaks for itself TBH
As for ‘Heroes’ I don’t think you know me !

mrsrhino.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Thanks all. Have just subscribed — a little help to continue the good work!

petergeoghegan.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Thanks so much for support, Alex!! It really helps!

billigerent.bsky.social•1 day ago

Keep holding their feet to the fire Peter💪🏻. The truth will out eventually and the grifters will have their comeuppance

thinkitthrough.bsky.social•1 day ago

Incompetent lying crooked Tory scum!

petergeoghegan.bsky.social•1 day ago

Let's not forgot: firms linked to Conservative donors and party figures received £1.7 BILLIONB+ in PPE contracts after referrals from Tory ministers, MPs, and officials.

Companies in the VIP lane were ten times more likely to be given contracts, yet over half of the PPE they supplied was unusable.

fryern10.bsky.social•1 day ago

Knowing the corrupt system, they will all get away with this!

ziggysden.bsky.social•1 day ago

Let’s also not forget that having unusable PPE resulted in the deaths of frontline workers & many who now suffer the effects of long COVID at rates well above other developed countries. Ultimately, their greed cost lives & impaired the lives of others.

marverde.bsky.social•1 day ago

How much of that money can be recouped? How many will be prosecuted?

Revealing the corruption is step one, but only step one, in achieving justice.

petergeoghegan.bsky.social•1 day ago

As @jolyonmaugham.bsky.social "£13bn was spent on PPE. Well over £10bn was wasted. Huge sums went to those connected to the then Tory Government. Much of it on unusable PPE. You would think, by now, Michael Gove having moved on, Cabinet Office would at last want to come clean."

johndoe123123.bsky.social•1 day ago

It was straight forward corruption. Why haven't charges been brought? Personally I would start with Johnson..and throw in treason and manslaughter for good measure.

airwaves1.bsky.social•1 day ago

Correct me if I am wrong, I do not recall any companies other than those associated with the tories that acquired PPE contracts.

petergeoghegan.bsky.social•1 day ago

Jenna was represented at informational tribunal by Leigh Day’s Erin Alcock and Christopher Knight of 11KBW

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lawy.bsky.social•1 day ago

Why has there been NO prosecutions? Why is Mone still in the Lords and not in prison FFS?

judeet44.bsky.social•1 day ago

And why is no-one mentioning the £37 BILLION given to Dido Harding, CEO of the JOCKEY CLUB FFS.

cartimandua.bsky.social•1 day ago

So momentarily confused here as I live in Sale.

timmorton2.bsky.social•1 day ago

£10 billion isn’t that 2 times £5 billion?
Isn’t £5 Billion how much we need to cut from disability benefits?
Fancy that
#VIPlane #Covid

daktangle.bsky.social•1 day ago

Interesting isn't it? So many things Labour could do instead of shafting disabled and chronically ill people, but choose to do none of them.

sensiblejumper.bsky.social•1 day ago

They've got away with so much. It seems they think that they can carp their way through all this. Can't blame them. It's worked so far. These wins seem like a nice surprise these days. I pray for consequences and some recouped funds, but we'll see.

privacymatters.bsky.social•1 day ago

📌

h-h10.bsky.social•1 day ago

We need the same done for all government employees. Civil servants have to, why not MPs and their parties.

margaretj.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Would be great to see some prosecutions. The sums involved are huge.

elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social•1 day ago

Can’t wait to her about some more ‘lessons learned’ in lieu of any kind of punishment.

oldhobbit.bsky.social•1 day ago

Take that, cocaine goblin!

lizetteb.bsky.social•1 day ago

@anticor.bsky.social

squigglelaw.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Labour has the power to stop this colossal waste of public money. Or is it not worth doing for them because no disabled people are suffering if they do it?

squigglelaw.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Why are Labour still bankrolling this corruption?

sueshel.bsky.social•1 day ago

Good deal. Thank you for sticking with this effort.

adybee.bsky.social•1 day ago

sam-27.bsky.social•1 day ago

Now, can we have our money back?

gw55.bsky.social•1 day ago

Great news carry on the fight this has to be given to the public It was public money

tavole.bsky.social•1 day ago

Excellent

..they'll appeal of course ?

vanblerkisms.bsky.social•1 day ago

Let's hope this is a huge step towards getting some of the thieving ghouls (responsible for wholesale theft under cover of emergemcy measures, as well as more serious corporate manslaughter charges) behind bars where they belong.

clearlight.bsky.social•1 day ago

Long, long, jail terms please …

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