Coronavirus- government contracts: Taxpayers to foot £87m bill after ministers give failing company Covid contract then cancel it | Daily Mail Online

In December 2019, medical diagnostic firm Abingdon Health was teetering on the brink, with losses of £1.5m. A year later, shares owned by its chief executive, Chris Yates (l), are worth £7.2m.
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