Firm Part Owned By Rishi Sunak’s Wife Set For Millions Of Government Money (image-instagram/rishisunakmp)

Infosys, an Indian multinational information technology company, of which Rishi Sunak’s wife Akshata Murty owns around 39 million shares, is now in line to receive millions of pounds of government money, reports The Mirror.

The company is called a “global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting”. Apart from business consulting the company also provides outsourcing services.

The founder of the multinational company, N. R. Narayana Murthy is Mr. Sunak’s father-in-law.

In recent months, Infosys has been on an “approved list” of suppliers for public sector contracts worth more than €750 million. The firm’s name has been listed among the 25 on a €250m contract. The list was issued by the NHS Shared Business Services last month for “intelligent automation”.

Since 2015, the multinational company has received at least €66 m in public contracts. The Cabinet Office has said that the ministers will not take part in the evaluation or the selection of the bidders.

A Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said, “We are yet to award any contracts under our latest Digital Services Framework Agreement. Under this agreement, 62 pre-selected suppliers are able to bid to provide specific contracts. We use a number of companies for IT support and we tender publicly, as do any other public bodies”.

However the NHS Shared Business Services has said that there is no specific amount awarded to any supplier on the framework. It is said that the move comes as part of a desperate attempt by the Conservative Party to rig the next election.
A spokesperson of the independent watchdog compared the Tories to “one team telling the umpire how to enforce the rules of the game”.