Wes Streeting takes the Tories apart over their lies on cronyism
“Why don’t we talk about Owen Paterson’s lobbying health ministers on behalf of Randox.
“Why don’t we talk about Owen Paterson’s lobbying health ministers on behalf of Randox.
Boris Johnson had already previously faced accusations of cronyism after nominating his brother Jo Johnson for a peerage in 2020.
Tory MP Liam Fox referred the firm Surescreen Diagnostics to Matt Hancock, and they landed a £500 million contract. Surescreen subsequently donated £20,000 to Liam Fox.
“Dominic Johnson CBE was appointed a minister of state jointly in the Department for International Trade and the Cabinet Office on 2 October 2022.”
Several government-approved firms providing Covid tests have links to the Conservative party.
Questions remain unanswered about the Advisory Board, privately marketed Covid tests and PR firm Hawthorn.