1. visiting holiday home 2. corrupt planning application..lining the pockets of tory donors ( and probably his own in the future..a non exec directorship in the pot, no doubt!) 3. Will BunglingBoJo allow another? ( and another....there seems to be no end to the arrogance and 'you can't touch me' attitudes that seem to be prevailing in the govt atm)
1. visiting holiday home 2. corrupt planning application..lining the pockets of tory donors ( and probably his own in the future..a non exec directorship in the pot, no doubt!) 3. Will BunglingBoJo allow another? ( and another....there seems to be no end to the arrogance and 'you can't touch me' attitudes that seem to be prevailing in the govt atm)
More defence of the indefensible.
The planning application was previously turned down twice.
The previous applications contained a provision for affordable housing to the tune of 35% .
After Jenrick became involved this was reduced to 21%.
It was estimated that this reduction would increase profits by around £120M.
Jenrick then rushed it through to save the developer a further £45M, in local taxes.
Great value for money for a £12k donation.
If Ministers wish to act as whores, you would think they should increase their prices.
1. visiting holiday home 2. corrupt planning application..lining the pockets of tory donors ( and probably his own in the future..a non exec directorship in the pot, no doubt!) 3. Will BunglingBoJo allow another? ( and another....there seems to be no end to the arrogance and 'you can't touch me' attitudes that seem to be prevailing in the govt atm)
More defence of the indefensible.
The planning application was previously turned down twice.
The previous applications contained a provision for affordable housing to the tune of 35% .
After Jenrick became involved this was reduced to 21%.
It was estimated that this reduction would increase profits by around £120M.
Jenrick then rushed it through to save the developer a further £45M, in local taxes.
Great value for money for a £12k donation.
If Ministers wish to act as whores, you would think they should increase their prices.
They have no shame. They think that they are so much better than the rest of us. No doubt the £12k is just a primer for future receipts.
1. visiting holiday home 2. corrupt planning application..lining the pockets of tory donors ( and probably his own in the future..a non exec directorship in the pot, no doubt!) 3. Will BunglingBoJo allow another? ( and another....there seems to be no end to the arrogance and 'you can't touch me' attitudes that seem to be prevailing in the govt atm)
More defence of the indefensible.
The planning application was previously turned down twice.
The previous applications contained a provision for affordable housing to the tune of 35% .
After Jenrick became involved this was reduced to 21%.
It was estimated that this reduction would increase profits by around £120M.
Jenrick then rushed it through to save the developer a further £45M, in local taxes.
Great value for money for a £12k donation.
If Ministers wish to act as whores, you would think they should increase their prices.
I think like many he now 'deserves' the nickname Robert ' Teflon' Jerkryck as certainly at the moment no shite sticks
1. visiting holiday home 2. corrupt planning application..lining the pockets of tory donors ( and probably his own in the future..a non exec directorship in the pot, no doubt!) 3. Will BunglingBoJo allow another? ( and another....there seems to be no end to the arrogance and 'you can't touch me' attitudes that seem to be prevailing in the govt atm)
Robert Jenrick admits Israeli billionaire in donor row is family friend
Labour has called on the beleaguered housing secretary, Robert Jenrick, to explain a ministerial meeting with a “family friend” who had a financial interest in the future of a rival mining project that Jenrick was overseeing. The Guardian revealed this week that Jenrick met the Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer while the then exchequer secretary to the Treasury was considering a request for financial support from Sirius Minerals for a mining project that would have rivalled Ofer’s own firm Cleveland Potash. A spokesperson for Jenrick said on Friday that Ofer was a “family friend” and that the minister had notified officials, who advised him to step back from the decision on Sirius. But the spokesperson did not say when Jenrick recused himself and the Guardian understands he retained oversight of Sirius’s request for support for at least six months after the meeting.
Steve Reed, the shadow communities secretary, said: “Mr Jenrick must now tell us whether he declared his friendship with Mr Ofer to officials prior to the meeting, why he did not immediately step back from making the decision and what further discussions he had with Mr Ofer. “It’s time for some honesty. Mr Jenrick must come to the House of Commons to explain exactly what he’s been up to because the public are now worried that a new era of Tory sleaze has begun in earnest.”
In March 2019, one of Ofer’s other UK firms, the Mayfair-based Quantum Pacific UK Corporation, donated to the Conservative party for the first and only time, giving the party £10,000 in March 2019.
Six months later, in September 2019, Sirius Minerals revealed that the government had refused to provide financial support, a decision that in effect left the company on the brink of financial collapse. Sirius was eventually bought out in a cut-price deal by the mining firm Anglo American in January 2020, wiping out the shareholdings of hundreds of small investors. Some lost most of their life savings because of the collapse, which Sirius Minerals said would not have happened if the government had supported the project.
1. visiting holiday home 2. corrupt planning application..lining the pockets of tory donors ( and probably his own in the future..a non exec directorship in the pot, no doubt!) 3. Will BunglingBoJo allow another? ( and another....there seems to be no end to the arrogance and 'you can't touch me' attitudes that seem to be prevailing in the govt atm)
Robert Jenrick admits Israeli billionaire in donor row is family friend
Labour has called on the beleaguered housing secretary, Robert Jenrick, to explain a ministerial meeting with a “family friend” who had a financial interest in the future of a rival mining project that Jenrick was overseeing. The Guardian revealed this week that Jenrick met the Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer while the then exchequer secretary to the Treasury was considering a request for financial support from Sirius Minerals for a mining project that would have rivalled Ofer’s own firm Cleveland Potash. A spokesperson for Jenrick said on Friday that Ofer was a “family friend” and that the minister had notified officials, who advised him to step back from the decision on Sirius. But the spokesperson did not say when Jenrick recused himself and the Guardian understands he retained oversight of Sirius’s request for support for at least six months after the meeting.
Steve Reed, the shadow communities secretary, said: “Mr Jenrick must now tell us whether he declared his friendship with Mr Ofer to officials prior to the meeting, why he did not immediately step back from making the decision and what further discussions he had with Mr Ofer. “It’s time for some honesty. Mr Jenrick must come to the House of Commons to explain exactly what he’s been up to because the public are now worried that a new era of Tory sleaze has begun in earnest.”
In March 2019, one of Ofer’s other UK firms, the Mayfair-based Quantum Pacific UK Corporation, donated to the Conservative party for the first and only time, giving the party £10,000 in March 2019.
Six months later, in September 2019, Sirius Minerals revealed that the government had refused to provide financial support, a decision that in effect left the company on the brink of financial collapse. Sirius was eventually bought out in a cut-price deal by the mining firm Anglo American in January 2020, wiping out the shareholdings of hundreds of small investors. Some lost most of their life savings because of the collapse, which Sirius Minerals said would not have happened if the government had supported the project.
The controversial planning application approved by the housing secretary, Robert Jenrick, is the top story in the Sunday Times. It says senior officials "begged" him to block the £1bn property deal from the Conservative donor Richard Desmond. The paper says it's been told by a Whitehall source that Mr Jenrick dismissed warnings the luxury housing plan broke planning rules via text messages to a junior aide. The Sunday Times believes the source's claim that Mr Jenrick showed "total disregard" for the law in the run-up to the decision will reignite calls for his resignation. A government official told the paper the decision-making process was thorough and there was no question of bias.
The Observer has a more downbeat view of the post-lockdown landscape, with a warning from Labour that jobless totals could hit 1980s levels of more than three million without fresh state support. According to the paper, Labour says the most urgent need is to protect jobs in sectors that don't yet know when they can re-open - such as gyms, nightclubs and conference centres.
There are fears that a first local lockdown could be imposed after a spike of coronavirus in Leicester, according to the Sunday Times. The paper says there's been an outbreak in food production plants and reports that the virus is spreading through large gatherings outside takeaway restaurants. It quotes a source close to Health Secretary Matt Hancock as saying he has been studying the legislation and is "quite worried" about the situation.
Papers in the US have been analysing the alarming surge in virus cases there. The Washington Post describes it as an "historic failure" that exposes "a crisis in governance extending from the Oval Office to state capitals to city councils". It says what it calls the "dysfunction of Trump's White House" has been "particularly ill-suited for a viral outbreak that requires precision, focus and steady leadership". The New York Times says the "shared sacrifice of millions of Americans with jobs lost, businesses shuttered, and daily routines upended has not been enough". It concludes that "many governors underestimated the coronavirus and rushed to reopen before their states were ready"
The Sunday Telegraph leads with the story that the country's top civil servant is likely to lose his job this week in what it calls a "Whitehall revolution" by the PM. It says Sir Mark Sedwill's departure will be a clear sign the long planned shake-up of the civil service by Mr Johnson's chief adviser, Dominic Cummings, is "gathering pace". The article also notes there is now a rival power base after what it calls "the surprise appointment" of Simon Case to the new post of permanent secretary in No 10.
Dominic Cummings: Private prosecution has ‘reasonable prospect’ of convicting PM’s adviser of lockdown breaches, QC says
A young law graduate planning a private prosecution of Dominic Cummings over his notorious trip to County Durham has received legal advice that she has a “reasonable prospect” of securing conviction on two breaches of lockdown regulations. The preliminary advice from barristers Benjamin Douglas-Jones QC and Nathaniel Rudolf states that the decisions of Boris Johnson’s top aide to leave his home in London and travel to a cottage in the grounds of his parents’ home and later to drive to beauty spot Barnard Castle each amounted to prima facie offences.
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1. visiting holiday home
2. corrupt planning application..lining the pockets of tory donors ( and probably his own in the future..a non exec directorship in the pot, no doubt!)
3. Will BunglingBoJo allow another? ( and another....there seems to be no end to the arrogance and 'you can't touch me' attitudes that seem to be prevailing in the govt atm)
The planning application was previously turned down twice.
The previous applications contained a provision for affordable housing to the tune of 35% .
After Jenrick became involved this was reduced to 21%.
It was estimated that this reduction would increase profits by around £120M.
Jenrick then rushed it through to save the developer a further £45M, in local taxes.
Great value for money for a £12k donation.
If Ministers wish to act as whores, you would think they should increase their prices.
No doubt the £12k is just a primer for future receipts.
Labour has called on the beleaguered housing secretary, Robert Jenrick, to explain a ministerial meeting with a “family friend” who had a financial interest in the future of a rival mining project that Jenrick was overseeing.
The Guardian revealed this week that Jenrick met the Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer while the then exchequer secretary to the Treasury was considering a request for financial support from Sirius Minerals for a mining project that would have rivalled Ofer’s own firm Cleveland Potash.
A spokesperson for Jenrick said on Friday that Ofer was a “family friend” and that the minister had notified officials, who advised him to step back from the decision on Sirius.
But the spokesperson did not say when Jenrick recused himself and the Guardian understands he retained oversight of Sirius’s request for support for at least six months after the meeting.
Steve Reed, the shadow communities secretary, said: “Mr Jenrick must now tell us whether he declared his friendship with Mr Ofer to officials prior to the meeting, why he did not immediately step back from making the decision and what further discussions he had with Mr Ofer.
“It’s time for some honesty. Mr Jenrick must come to the House of Commons to explain exactly what he’s been up to because the public are now worried that a new era of Tory sleaze has begun in earnest.”
In March 2019, one of Ofer’s other UK firms, the Mayfair-based Quantum Pacific UK Corporation, donated to the Conservative party for the first and only time, giving the party £10,000 in March 2019.
Six months later, in September 2019, Sirius Minerals revealed that the government had refused to provide financial support, a decision that in effect left the company on the brink of financial collapse.
Sirius was eventually bought out in a cut-price deal by the mining firm Anglo American in January 2020, wiping out the shareholdings of hundreds of small investors. Some lost most of their life savings because of the collapse, which Sirius Minerals said would not have happened if the government had supported the project.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/robert-jenrick-admits-israeli-billionaire-in-donor-row-is-family-friend/ar-BB161Wh4?ocid=spartan-ntp-feeds
The controversial planning application approved by the housing secretary, Robert Jenrick, is the top story in the Sunday Times. It says senior officials "begged" him to block the £1bn property deal from the Conservative donor Richard Desmond. The paper says it's been told by a Whitehall source that Mr Jenrick dismissed warnings the luxury housing plan broke planning rules via text messages to a junior aide. The Sunday Times believes the source's claim that Mr Jenrick showed "total disregard" for the law in the run-up to the decision will reignite calls for his resignation. A government official told the paper the decision-making process was thorough and there was no question of bias.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-53208369
There are fears that a first local lockdown could be imposed after a spike of coronavirus in Leicester, according to the Sunday Times. The paper says there's been an outbreak in food production plants and reports that the virus is spreading through large gatherings outside takeaway restaurants. It quotes a source close to Health Secretary Matt Hancock as saying he has been studying the legislation and is "quite worried" about the situation.
Papers in the US have been analysing the alarming surge in virus cases there. The Washington Post describes it as an "historic failure" that exposes "a crisis in governance extending from the Oval Office to state capitals to city councils". It says what it calls the "dysfunction of Trump's White House" has been "particularly ill-suited for a viral outbreak that requires precision, focus and steady leadership".
The New York Times says the "shared sacrifice of millions of Americans with jobs lost, businesses shuttered, and daily routines upended has not been enough". It concludes that "many governors underestimated the coronavirus and rushed to reopen before their states were ready"
The Sunday Telegraph leads with the story that the country's top civil servant is likely to lose his job this week in what it calls a "Whitehall revolution" by the PM. It says Sir Mark Sedwill's departure will be a clear sign the long planned shake-up of the civil service by Mr Johnson's chief adviser, Dominic Cummings, is "gathering pace". The article also notes there is now a rival power base after what it calls "the surprise appointment" of Simon Case to the new post of permanent secretary in No 10.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-53208369
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8467565/Leicester-city-suffer-second-lockdown.html
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11968577/coronavirus-cases-uk-pakistan/
A young law graduate planning a private prosecution of Dominic Cummings over his notorious trip to County Durham has received legal advice that she has a “reasonable prospect” of securing conviction on two breaches of lockdown regulations.
The preliminary advice from barristers Benjamin Douglas-Jones QC and Nathaniel Rudolf states that the decisions of Boris Johnson’s top aide to leave his home in London and travel to a cottage in the grounds of his parents’ home and later to drive to beauty spot Barnard Castle each amounted to prima facie offences.
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/dominic-cummings-private-prosecution-reasonable-104053597.html
65k were allowed by the British Gov to fly, out of which 30 tested positive.
Sensational headlines BS.
Next.