"Where should they have bought it then canary ? How many months should they have spent refusing to pay the high prices"
Back in March/April the country was awash with small and larger established businesses asking why they couldn't supply the government in order to help stem the shortage. They were ignored.
When you engage a pest control company who have no experience of making PPE or supplying it, is more than a little odd. But I would consider them myself to get rid of the growing infestation inside no 10.
My gut feeling is that Boris has not known a lot of whats being going on, (after all he was out of action at the beginning for a long time) You know the old saying, when the cats away the mince will play. But not outside because Larry is on watch. Only behind the door.