Half of private firms behind NHS privatisation have links to Tories

‘Half of the private firms which jointly won the largest NHS privatisation deal in history have links to the Tories, shock research reveals.

The Mirror told last week how the Government had signed a record £780million contract with 11 companies to help tackle the backlog of thousands of patients waiting for surgery and tests.

The news was met by anger, not least because three of the 11 profit-driven firms had previously been slammed for providing poor quality of care.

And last night it emerged that at least half of the companies have close links to Tory politicians or the Tory party itself.’

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