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Aletha Adu Political correspondent

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Private firm linked to no 10 adviser handed nhs waiting lists contract | History Defined

NHS ​​Rishi Sunak Liz Kendall Will Quince Downing Street ERT
Rishi Sunak speaks to staff during a visit to Milton Keynes University hospital last week
Rishi Sunak speaks to staff during a visit to Milton Keynes University hospital last week. Photograph: Reuters

Rishi Sunak is facing questions over a possible conflict of interest after it emerged that a private healthcare firm handed a government contract to reduce regional NHS waiting lists is linked to a No 10 policy adviser.

Bill Morgan, a founding partner of the PR and lobbying firm Evoke Incisive Health (EIH), joined Downing Street as a health policy adviser last November to help drive through NHS efficiencies.

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