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30 January 2025
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Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more.
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Dear Alistair and Rory
We learn in this week’s British Medical Journal that Will Streeting declared £372,000 in donations to his campaign from private healthcare providers between 2015 to 2025. What would his donors expect in return? Why is this kind of donation not illegal on the grounds that is clearly bribery? Did Rory get similar donations or offers of donations from other organisations that might have been considered conflicts of interest whilst in office?