Thread by @allthecitizens

THREAD:

Have you heard of the Exclusive Brethren?

An evangelical sect of Christianity with ties to the Conservative Party, with members sitting as directors on the boards of a large number of firms awarded huge value contracts during the pandemic...

@allthecitizens have found more contracts relating to Conservative-linked religious group the Exclusive (Plymouth Brethren).

The total amount now accrued by the network and it's associated companies sits at over £950,940,450

Contracts spanning 11 companies affiliated with the Brethren have now reached this figure, with the total potentially even higher, as some awards are group contracts which don't offer a breakdown of cost (see the Toffeln Ltd agreement below):

contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d52e875…

These contracts include 7 with Unispace (4 previously unreported), and 4 with Toffeln, 2 of which are group agreements amounting to a combined £57,786,318 not included in the final figure.

The contracts include a range of different PPE and ventilator supply from companies with directors linked to the Brethren's extensive network of schools, trusts, and non-profits.

However the links with companies and individuals we know about aren't necessarily exhaustive.

The 11 companies with known links to the Church awarded contracts so far:

Unispace
Tower Supplies
Techniclean Supply Ltd
Blueleaf Ltd
Denka UK Ltd
Accora
Toffeln (a Bristol-based footwear supplier)
Oska Care Ltd
Orcagel
Medco Solutions
and Clandeboye Agencies.

But there could well be further links between Brethren affiliated groups and trusts, and companies that have been issued sizeable PPE deals under Covid that we don't know about yet.

bylinetimes.com/2020/08/10/com…

The Brethren receive tax-exemption, around £11m a year, have campaigned on behalf of the Conservatives, and have champions in both the Commons and Lords. So with the sum total nearing and possibly exceeding £1bn in public funds, questions should be asked...

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