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A Daily Mail investigation revealed:
Miss Patel lobbied Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove in April last year over a £20million contract for surgical masks for Pharmaceuticals Direct Ltd (PDL) after an approach from her former adviser Samir Jassal;
Her efforts failed after Health Secretary Matt Hancock decided the masks were not suitable for the NHS ;
Weeks later the firm was awarded a no-bid, no-competition deal worth £102.6million to supply a better type of mask;
The Home Secretary made no declaration about Mr Jassal s approach, or mention his links to PDL;
Mr Jassal, a two-time parliamentary candidate and Tory councillor in Kent, played a key role in negotiating the more lucrative deal, with the masks priced at almost twice the Government s benchmark rate;
From PPE contracts to political appointees, the government is embedding private providers at the heart of the health service
‘Rather than selling off the NHS outright – a decision politicians know would be unpopular – they are instead doing this through the backdoor.’ Photograph: Getty Images
‘Rather than selling off the NHS outright – a decision politicians know would be unpopular – they are instead doing this through the backdoor.’ Photograph: Getty Images
Mon 3 May 2021 05.00 EDT
Last modified on Mon 3 May 2021 05.48 EDT
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