Since 2015, Owen Paterson MP has been a paid consultant to Randox, a diagnostics group
Paterson, MP for North Shropshire, has disclosed that he is paid £8,333 for 16 hrs work as an advisor a month by Randox, totalling more than £500,000
committees.parliament.uk/committee/290/….
#lobbyingscandal
Paterson, MP for North Shropshire, has disclosed that he is paid £8,333 for 16 hrs work as an advisor a month by Randox, totalling more than £500,000
committees.parliament.uk/committee/290/….
#lobbyingscandal
2017
Two employees of Randox Testing Services arrested, with 484 police inquiries based on toxicology results under review
At the time, it raised the possibility that hundreds of people could have been the victims of miscarriages of justice
theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/f…
Two employees of Randox Testing Services arrested, with 484 police inquiries based on toxicology results under review
At the time, it raised the possibility that hundreds of people could have been the victims of miscarriages of justice
theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/f…
December 2018
More than 40 drug driving prosecutions quashed over manipulation of data at Randox forensics lab
Police called the scandal the worst evidence breach in “living memory” and fear that the figure could double
archive.md/OSZYH
More than 40 drug driving prosecutions quashed over manipulation of data at Randox forensics lab
Police called the scandal the worst evidence breach in “living memory” and fear that the figure could double
archive.md/OSZYH
October 2019
The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards opened the investigation following allegations Owen Paterson had improperly lobbied for Randox and another company
theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
#lobbyingscandal
The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards opened the investigation following allegations Owen Paterson had improperly lobbied for Randox and another company
theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
#lobbyingscandal
March 2020
#MattHancock awarded Randox a £133m contract in March 2020 to produce the testing kits for England, Wales & Northern Ireland without any other firms being given the opportunity to bid for the work
archive.md/kugtz
#OwenPaterson
#MattHancock awarded Randox a £133m contract in March 2020 to produce the testing kits for England, Wales & Northern Ireland without any other firms being given the opportunity to bid for the work
archive.md/kugtz
#OwenPaterson
13 April 2020
Randox has halved the price of its PCR tests for travellers returning to the UK from abroad.
The testing firm has halved the price of its PCR tests for travellers returning to the UK from abroad with partner airlines.
news-assets.itv.com/news/2021-04-1…
Randox has halved the price of its PCR tests for travellers returning to the UK from abroad.
The testing firm has halved the price of its PCR tests for travellers returning to the UK from abroad with partner airlines.
news-assets.itv.com/news/2021-04-1…
26 April 2020
Randox to make £120 tests available to public in May. Under the contract, PCR test kits are sent to the public and places such as #carehomes and then delivered back to Randox to check swabs to see if individuals have the virus.
belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/ne…
Randox to make £120 tests available to public in May. Under the contract, PCR test kits are sent to the public and places such as #carehomes and then delivered back to Randox to check swabs to see if individuals have the virus.
belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/ne…
May 2020
News of the £133m contract comes weeks after @BuzzFeed revealed that Randox is selling a “rapid #Covid19 home testing kit” online for £120 to consumers & private clinics. Owen Paterson declined to comment on his involvement with the firm
theweek.co.uk/106953/healthc…
News of the £133m contract comes weeks after @BuzzFeed revealed that Randox is selling a “rapid #Covid19 home testing kit” online for £120 to consumers & private clinics. Owen Paterson declined to comment on his involvement with the firm
theweek.co.uk/106953/healthc…
4 Jun 2020
Randox, the Antrim diagnostics company, has invested £30 million in a new #Covid19 testing lab and will lead to the creation of 200 new jobs
The laboratory was created in four weeks & will be used to enhance the national testing capacity
belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-n…
Randox, the Antrim diagnostics company, has invested £30 million in a new #Covid19 testing lab and will lead to the creation of 200 new jobs
The laboratory was created in four weeks & will be used to enhance the national testing capacity
belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-n…
June 2020
PHE published a rapid assessment of the Randox Extended Coronavirus Multiplex Array assay
A version of the report was distributed by PHE’s COVID-19 Incident Virology Cell on
25/03/2020.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
PHE published a rapid assessment of the Randox Extended Coronavirus Multiplex Array assay
A version of the report was distributed by PHE’s COVID-19 Incident Virology Cell on
25/03/2020.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
July 2020
@TheBMA report highlights concerns that outsourcing services with poor outcomes and low value for money & that outsourcing is being used to fill gaps created by sustained underinvestment in public services
bma.org.uk/media/2885/the…
@TheBMA report highlights concerns that outsourcing services with poor outcomes and low value for money & that outsourcing is being used to fill gaps created by sustained underinvestment in public services
bma.org.uk/media/2885/the…
15July 2020
Randox, the private healthcare company , linked to Owen Paterson, recalled its testing kits over the summer. Up to 750,000 unused coronavirus testing kits were recalled from care homes and individuals due to concerns about safety standards
archive.md/4kZqj
Randox, the private healthcare company , linked to Owen Paterson, recalled its testing kits over the summer. Up to 750,000 unused coronavirus testing kits were recalled from care homes and individuals due to concerns about safety standards
archive.md/4kZqj
23 July 2020
Randox has given them £160.8k over the years, small change set alongside the £133m Covid19 testing contract they “won”, & surely #VoteLeave MP & former cabinet minister Owen Paterson can expect a bonus on top of his six-figure consultancy fee?
independent.co.uk/voices/boris-j…
Randox has given them £160.8k over the years, small change set alongside the £133m Covid19 testing contract they “won”, & surely #VoteLeave MP & former cabinet minister Owen Paterson can expect a bonus on top of his six-figure consultancy fee?
independent.co.uk/voices/boris-j…
14 Aug 2020
Ministers under pressure to explain why Randox “rewarded for failure” after #carehomes & public told to "quarantine & return" up to 741,000 tests
DHSC suspended contract which supplies test kits but will still use Randox for coronavirus testing
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
Ministers under pressure to explain why Randox “rewarded for failure” after #carehomes & public told to "quarantine & return" up to 741,000 tests
DHSC suspended contract which supplies test kits but will still use Randox for coronavirus testing
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
13 Sep 2020
Leaked documents show that "voiding" has shot up. Randox disposed of 12,401 used swabs in a single day on September 2. The company has voided more than 35,000 used test kits since the start of August.
archive.md/n3Yku
Leaked documents show that "voiding" has shot up. Randox disposed of 12,401 used swabs in a single day on September 2. The company has voided more than 35,000 used test kits since the start of August.
archive.md/n3Yku
https://twitter.com/Gabriel_Pogrund/status/1305047753983225858
17 Sep 2020
Baroness Harding can't confirm if taxpayers are charged for "voided tests", because they're still "working through" details with Randox
Asked what Owen Paterson does for Randox, Baroness Harding says it is a question for him.
archive.md/n8usx
Baroness Harding can't confirm if taxpayers are charged for "voided tests", because they're still "working through" details with Randox
Asked what Owen Paterson does for Randox, Baroness Harding says it is a question for him.
archive.md/n8usx
20 Sep 2020
Rugby stars dodge testing chaos
Leaked documents reveal Randox is completing fewer than 10% of public tests within the official 24-hour target, & “voided” more tests than any other laboratory, while signing lucrative private contracts archive.md/L1eIi#selectio…
Rugby stars dodge testing chaos
Leaked documents reveal Randox is completing fewer than 10% of public tests within the official 24-hour target, & “voided” more tests than any other laboratory, while signing lucrative private contracts archive.md/L1eIi#selectio…
21 Sep 2020
Bypassing #NHS & handing crucial services to corporate executives led to catastrophic failure of #TestandTrace
One of the govt’s most controversial contracts is with Randox - a £133m deal, w/o advertisement or competition, to supply test kits
archive.md/HQWuy
Bypassing #NHS & handing crucial services to corporate executives led to catastrophic failure of #TestandTrace
One of the govt’s most controversial contracts is with Randox - a £133m deal, w/o advertisement or competition, to supply test kits
archive.md/HQWuy
2 Nov 2020
Records show that Conservative MP Owen Paterson, paid £100,000 a-year to advise global healthcare firm Randox, attended a ministerial meeting with that company just days after it was awarded a £133 million Government contract
bylinetimes.com/2020/11/02/min…
Records show that Conservative MP Owen Paterson, paid £100,000 a-year to advise global healthcare firm Randox, attended a ministerial meeting with that company just days after it was awarded a £133 million Government contract
bylinetimes.com/2020/11/02/min…
4 Nov 2020
UK government awarded a new £347m Covid-19 testing contract to Randox, the private healthcare company. With the previous £133m, this makes nearly half a billion in taxpayer funds to the NI based company since pandemic began theguardian.com/world/2020/nov…
UK government awarded a new £347m Covid-19 testing contract to Randox, the private healthcare company. With the previous £133m, this makes nearly half a billion in taxpayer funds to the NI based company since pandemic began theguardian.com/world/2020/nov…
5 Nov 2020
Hancock labelled “corrupt” after giving another Covid contract to failing private healthcare company
Owen Paterson MP, who acts as a consultant for Randox, was party to call between the firm & James Bethell
thelondoneconomic.com/news/hancock-l…
Hancock labelled “corrupt” after giving another Covid contract to failing private healthcare company
Owen Paterson MP, who acts as a consultant for Randox, was party to call between the firm & James Bethell
thelondoneconomic.com/news/hancock-l…
16 Nov 2020
A Dispatches investigation into the government’s handling of the pandemic has uncovered evidence of serious failings after it sent an undercover reporter to work at Randox as part of its examination of the Government’s NHS Test and Trace system
channel4.com/press/news/dis…
A Dispatches investigation into the government’s handling of the pandemic has uncovered evidence of serious failings after it sent an undercover reporter to work at Randox as part of its examination of the Government’s NHS Test and Trace system
channel4.com/press/news/dis…
15 Nov 2020
Government transparency data suggests such coincidences are not unusual. Three days later, on April 9, Owen Paterson, took part in a phone call with Bethell & Randox.
Randox pays Paterson £100,000 a year as a consultant
businessinthemorning.com/wp-content/upl…
Government transparency data suggests such coincidences are not unusual. Three days later, on April 9, Owen Paterson, took part in a phone call with Bethell & Randox.
Randox pays Paterson £100,000 a year as a consultant
businessinthemorning.com/wp-content/upl…
12 Nov 2020
Did Grand National provide the inside track to Covid contracts?
The Belfast-based private diagnostics company Randox had No 10’s ear from the start of the pandemic
Since 2015, Randox has employed Owen Paterson, former Northern Ireland secretary
archive.md/OzLJa#selectio…
Did Grand National provide the inside track to Covid contracts?
The Belfast-based private diagnostics company Randox had No 10’s ear from the start of the pandemic
Since 2015, Randox has employed Owen Paterson, former Northern Ireland secretary
archive.md/OzLJa#selectio…
26 Nov 2020
Investigation into government procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic
New contracts worth £17.3 bn were awarded to suppliers, of which: £10.5 bn were awarded directly without a competitive tender process
nao.org.uk/press-release/…
#lobbyingscandal #owenpaterson #randox
Investigation into government procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic
New contracts worth £17.3 bn were awarded to suppliers, of which: £10.5 bn were awarded directly without a competitive tender process
nao.org.uk/press-release/…
#lobbyingscandal #owenpaterson #randox
2 Dec 2020
Boris pulled a Napoleon
He used a crisis to do something the Conservatives have always wanted to do - redirect public money from #NHS to private companies
archive.md/2GwVu#selectio…
Boris pulled a Napoleon
He used a crisis to do something the Conservatives have always wanted to do - redirect public money from #NHS to private companies
archive.md/2GwVu#selectio…
4 Dec 2020
In addition to @C4Dispatches allegations, Randox faced scrutiny when < 750,000 test kits were recalled due to safety concerns
Additional claims were made that Randox won govt contracts due to close links Owen Paterson & @Conservatives friends
irishtimes.com/business/healt…
In addition to @C4Dispatches allegations, Randox faced scrutiny when < 750,000 test kits were recalled due to safety concerns
Additional claims were made that Randox won govt contracts due to close links Owen Paterson & @Conservatives friends
irishtimes.com/business/healt…
17 Dec 2020
Waste, Negligence and Cronyism
In the desperate scramble for protective gear and other equipment, politically connected companies reaped billions
Randox Laboratories did not respond to questions and Owen Paterson declined to comment.
nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Waste, Negligence and Cronyism
In the desperate scramble for protective gear and other equipment, politically connected companies reaped billions
Randox Laboratories did not respond to questions and Owen Paterson declined to comment.
nytimes.com/interactive/20…
22 Dec 2020
"Anyone with a “mate in @Conservatives” could get a government contract, under a process that “stinks of corruption”
Companies incl. Randox (£479m for Covid testing)
Conservative MP Owen Paterson receives £100k a year from Randox as consultant
archive.md/m5RbF#selectio…
"Anyone with a “mate in @Conservatives” could get a government contract, under a process that “stinks of corruption”
Companies incl. Randox (£479m for Covid testing)
Conservative MP Owen Paterson receives £100k a year from Randox as consultant
archive.md/m5RbF#selectio…
22 Dec 2020
Contracts, cronyism and jobs for chums
One of the most controversial contracts was £133 million awarded for testing kits to Randox Laboratories, which employs environment secretary Owen Paterson MP as a consultant.
archive.md/HxD0E#selectio…
Contracts, cronyism and jobs for chums
One of the most controversial contracts was £133 million awarded for testing kits to Randox Laboratories, which employs environment secretary Owen Paterson MP as a consultant.
archive.md/HxD0E#selectio…
22 Dec 2020
Allegations of cronyism have not helped; with firms advised, owned by or linked to current & former Conservative politicians awarded contracts worth 100s of millions £GBP
EG Randox,advised by Owen Paterson, which won contracts worth £480m
archive.md/QUaDh#selectio…
Allegations of cronyism have not helped; with firms advised, owned by or linked to current & former Conservative politicians awarded contracts worth 100s of millions £GBP
EG Randox,advised by Owen Paterson, which won contracts worth £480m
archive.md/QUaDh#selectio…
24 Dec 2020
A compilation of the 12 most notorious contracts awarded to private sector firms during Coronavirus pandemic, from
@BylineTimes
and The Citizens
bylinetimes.com/2020/12/24/the…
#lobbyingscandal #OwenPaterson #randox
A compilation of the 12 most notorious contracts awarded to private sector firms during Coronavirus pandemic, from
@BylineTimes
and The Citizens
bylinetimes.com/2020/12/24/the…
#lobbyingscandal #OwenPaterson #randox
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