EXCLUSIVE: Dozens of shifts at coronavirus Lighthouse Lab cancelled and staff paid to stay away, whistleblower reveals https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-uk-test-mega-lab-lighthouse-laboratories-shifts-whistleblower-emails-a9593116.html

Workers at @LhouseLabsUK site in Alderley Park were also told not to talk to journos about the cancelled shifts.

Leaked documents show they were encouraged to post positive messages on social media and given examples of the right kind of posts to make.

Leaked emails show more than 40 separate shifts at the Alderly park lab were cancelled in May and June, often at short notice due to a lack of tests to process.

Yet NHS and care homes have been crying out for more testing

These are just some of the emails leaked to @Independent and show the scale of the cancellations. Staff were still paid for shifts not worked:

@Saffron_Policy from @NHSProviders said: "The last thing we want at the moment is to have testing capacity sitting idle. If that is the case it must be addressed as quickly as possible."