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I think it was something to do with COVID stats during the initial outbreak, but yes, yes it was the UK government and their bizarre love affair with stupid tech choices.
It was tracking COVID-19 cases and data needed for contact tracing!
https://www.theregister.com/2020/10/05/excel_england_coronavirus_contact_error/