Today, the Covid inquiry has found that the lives of NHS staff and patients were put at risk in the pandemic because of a lack of adequate PPE.
The inquiry’s chair, Baroness Hallett described “vast” waste, with almost £10 billion of taxpayers money wasted in the scramble to buy more.
Health reporter and Coronavirus Newscast alumnus, Jim Reed joins Adam to look at how things went so wrong.
Plus, President Trump reverses his threat to impose a 20% fee on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz but presses ahead with Iranian ports blockade.
Adam is joined by chief news presenter Caitríona Perry and business editor Simon Jack to unpack why hostilities are flaring again and what the war means for the economy.
00:48 £10 Billion Wasted on PPE
04:30 The PPE Fast Lane
10:40 The Safety of Health Care Workers
18:05 Overnight fire between the US and Iran
24:45 The Knock On Effect on Global Trade
30:25 The Political Pressure on Trump
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