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Tory donor linked to Post Office scandal IT firm now under fire for £400m broadband contracts

Exclusive: Simon Blagden, a former Fujitsu UK chair, was paid to lobby for a firm that landed lucrative contracts - from the government agency he now runs.

Peter Geoghegan
Jan 11, 2024
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Transparency campaigners and politicians are calling for urgent answers about a prominent Tory donor and former Fujitsu UK chair’s involvement in the awarding of almost £400m worth of broadband contracts, following an investigation by this newsletter.

Simon Blagden was non-executive chair of Fujitsu Telecommunications between 2005 and 2019, and also serv…

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