Thread by @allthecitizens

So, we now know that it was Lord Brownlow who paid £58,000 towards the cost of makeover of the PM's Downing Street flat....

what hasn't been reported is that Brownlow, in his role as founder and director of Huntswood CTC Limited, has also benefited from government contracts.

The man ranked 521st richest person in UK with est. £271m fortune, who paid the Tory party nearly £60,000 towards Boris Johnson's requested refurbishments, runs a firm linked to awards of contracts worth as much as £120,060,000

…te.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/039693…

The first we've found was that Huntswood was part of a framework agreement "for suppliers to provide skilled person reports" owned and managed by the Financial Conduct Authority.

That award was for up to £120m, granted in 2016 and ending last month.

contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/3af07f8…

The other was an award for up to £60,000 given in 2018, for "accounting, auditing and fiscal services" (the contract states it might also have been just £32,600). This was a direct contract that Huntswood won solely.
contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/9900be3…

Whilst these awards predate the makeover donation Lord Brownlow gave to the Tories, he also donated to Theresa May’s constituency office, gave £100,000 to the Stronger In campaign and served as vice-chairman of the Conservative party between 2017 and 2020.

There’s no assertion that Brownlow acted illegally or improperly in donating to the Tories or founding a company that has won government contracts, but @allthecitizens feels it is important that these potential conflicts are addressed in the name of transparency.