The failing contact tracing system should be stripped from outsourcing firms to save lives and avoid another national lockdown.
The Labour Party has joined demands from local leaders and scientists to scrap a contract with privateers Serco. Its £108 million contract will be the first to come up for renewal in a fortnight and Labour said it is “ineffective and not fit for purpose”.
Campaigners demand the £300 million cost of renewing the contract on August 23 be diverted to boost existing local public health teams.
The outsourcing giant has been accused of “paying people to watch Netflix " after its 10,000 contact tracers only spoke to an average of 2.4 people each.
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