Serco has slammed misleading claims about its role in the NHS s Test and Trace programme after Jeremy Corbyn and leading Labour MPs wrongly suggested it had bagged £37billion from the scheme.
The outsourcing group has faced criticism over the controversial programme – seen as a crucial tool to tackle the Covid-19 crisis – which took months to become effective after launching in May.
But yesterday Serco said it needed to set the record straight following a series of false claims by Labour politicians. The firm said it had been awarded contracts for Test and Trace worth £350m overall and that its role in the scheme is small .
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