The Tories are insisting “donations from private individuals in no way influence policy-making decisions” after private health provider Care UK donated £21,000 to fund the personal office of shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley.
Care UK runs GP practices, out-of-hours centres, clinical assessment, treatment and support services and walk-in centres.
The Daily Telegraph broke the story that John Nash, a private equity tycoon and the chairman of Care UK, made the donation in November. However, the Tories insist that the donation was from Mr Nash’s wife.
A spokesman for the Conservatives said: “We have been completely transparent about this donation. It has been properly registered with the parliamentary register as well as with the Electoral Commission and is therefore fully within the rules.”
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