Tory protection racket: party chairman’s firm sold Covid-19 tests at a premium when NHS had none
Boris Johnson and Ben Elliot: The latter became Tory chairman when the former became prime minister and then, during the Covid crisis, was miraculously able to provide tests to its rich clients – for a price – when the NHS just couldn’t get hold of them for free.
This is further evidence suggesting that Boris Johnson’s Conservative government is a racket being run to enrich the prime minister and his cronies.
Take Ben Elliot, Tory party chairman since Johnson became prime minister in July 2019.
He founded a concierge company called Quintessentially and remains a director and shareholder.
How much richer did that company become by being able to provide Covid-19 tests to its clients – at £300 a pop – when the government run by his mate Boris was – apparently – struggling to supply any tests at all to the population at large?
Do you believe it’s just a coincidence that this money-making opportunity happened to Johnson’s crony?
Here’s The Times, of all sources:
The Conservative chairman’s company arranged for its clients to buy coronavirus tests for hundreds of pounds while the government was struggling to ramp up testing capacity, The Times has learnt.
Quintessentially, a luxury concierge company, arranged for its wealthy clients to purchase PCR and antibody tests in April last year, during the pandemic’s deadly first wave.
Quintessentially’s co-founder, Ben Elliot, has been co-chairman of the Conservative Party since July 2019, when Boris Johnson became prime minister. He remains a director and shareholder.
The company, founded in 2000, boasts of its ability to “take care of every aspect of our members’ lives, ensuring they’re engaged and experiencing the absolute best the world has to offer”.
Do you think it’s even remotely possible that the – Boris Johnson – government will allow any kind of independent inquiry to take place?
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