BBC chairman Richard Sharp has resigned after an investigation found he failed to disclose key information about his relationship with Boris Johnson before his appointment in 2021.
Sharp’s position came under scrutiny when it was revealed he facilitated an £800,000 loan for the disgraced former prime minister before Johnson appointed him BBC chairman. Sharp failed to tell the appointments panel...
HMRC hires private debt collectors to reclaim overpayments
The HMRC is sending private debt collectors to universal credit claimants who erroneously and, in most cases through no fault of their own, received overpayments. The government wants to reclaim the money, some of which goes back ten years.
According...
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Secret cross-party talks ‘to make Brexit work better’
Last week, Michael Gove and David Lammy attended secret cross-party talks at Ditchley House, The Observer reports. They joined leading Brexiteers, remainers, business leaders, and diplomats for a two-day...
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Investigate Boris Johnson, the BBC chairman and an £800,000 loan, says Labour
Labour is demanding an investigation into Boris Johnson’s appointment of the BBC chairman who is reported to have helped the disgraced former prime minister secure an £800,000 loan. Richard Sharp...
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Police arrest journalists at Just Stop Oil protest
Police have arrested and held for 13 hours a documentary filmmaker and a press photographer filming a Just Stop Oil protest on the M25. Police also searched one of their...
King Charles sacks 100 staff; anti-monarchist’s chip shop windows smashed
King Charles’ staff at Clarence House are reported to be “livid” after receiving redundancy notices during a service for the dead Queen.
Up to 100 staff at the King’s former official London residence learned -...
Truss and Sunak pull out as TV debates prove too hot for Tories
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have withdrawn from the third Conservative leadership TV debate following concerns the clashes between rivals are damaging the party’s standing.
Sky News has been forced to cancel the programme after...
Carrie and ‘the glass of wine’ with BJ. Are we the biggest suckers?
It appears Boris Johnson’s wife Carrie is a sucker. Or at least was, when she was Johnson’s mistress. And not just because a married man creates a vacancy when he marries his mistress. But,...
Priti Patel approves Julian Assange’s extradition to US ‘hell hole’
Julian Assange can be extradited to the US after UK home secretary Priti Patel approved the request.
Wikileaks – the organisation founded by Assange - immediately confirmed it will appeal against the decision, calling it...
Media reacts to Starmer’s vow to resign if fined over partygate
Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to resign if he's fined by Durham police for beers and curry - a stance being covered as a 'high-stakes-high-reward gamble'. The Labour leader is framed as trying to...