We've got three terrific items for you on this week's Byline Times podcast...

1). Byline Times reporter Sam Bright on the £3bn in Covid-related contracts awarded to firms with links to the Conservative Party.

2) Two grieving mums from Essex, Melanie Leahy and Lisa Bates explain why they are calling for a Public Inquiry into the deaths of their children (WARNING: THIS STORY HAS CONTENT WHICH MIGHT UPSET SOME LISTENERS).

Follow their campaign here.

3). Former Chief Crown Prosecutor for NW England Nazir Afzal discusses the forces that pushed him towards a career in law.

Produced and Edited in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

Presented by Adrian Goldberg