Documents reveal six contracts totalling £15m to bring lateral flow kits to UK at short notice

Airlines including British Airways have been paid £15m to fly in Covid testing kits from China at short notice amid UK fears of being “gazumped” for the sought-after tests.

Disclosures published on New Year’s Eve show that BA earned £2.7m for air freight services, as part of a contract awarded by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).

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