The top banker who acted as lead advisor to officials deciding the destination of Britain’s biggest ever public procurement contract was helping the winner of the multi-billion-pound takeover just two weeks prior to his appointment, Byline Times can reveal.
Ed Duckett, a senior banker at Rothschcontracild & Co, advised the Gambling Commission on the competition for the National Lottery licence, worth £6.5 billon over 10 years to the winner.
