The head of Downing Street’s new racial disparity commission has today been forced to apologise over comments he made regarding homosexual men. Tony Sewell was confirmed by the Government as chairman of the new Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities on Thursday. But it has since emerged he made ‘wrong and offensive’ remarks after the late footballer … Read more
Former Wirecard chief Markus Braun took a secret £32m personal loan from the firm’s banking arm By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 16 July 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 16 July 2020 Wirecard’s former boss borrowed nearly £32million from the German payments giant just months before its dramatic collapse, it has … Read more
ITV’s chief executive today warned it is ‘inevitable’ that its schedule will continue to be packed with repeats after the coronavirus pandemic laid waste to the summer sporting calendar and forced bosses to axe hits such as Love Island. Dame Carolyn McCall said ITV has resumed about 38 productions, and staff are being brought back … Read more
The Covid-19 pandemic could ‘get worse and worse’, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned after a record-high 230,000 cases were confirmed yesterday. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the UN agency, made it clear that if countries fail to implement basic measures to control the virus, the crisis will get … Read more
Ex-MI6 chief Richard Dearlove urges ‘reset of whole relationship’ with China amid claims Huawei is pushing Boris Johnson not to ditch its technology from the UK’s telecoms network until AFTER the next election in 2024 Boris Johnson is expected to U-turn on allowing Huawei role in 5G network Ex-MI6 chief Richard Dearlove urged ‘reset of … Read more
Maverick No10 chief Dominic Cummings tours classified sites including MI5, MI6 and the SAS headquarters as he plans shake-up of military and security services Dominic Cummings is touring highly secret sites as part of overhaul, leak claims Has visited MI5 and MI6 and will be going to the Porton Down laboratory base Claims that the … Read more
Whitbread chief Alison Brittain rebuffs speculation she could succeed Antonio Horta-Osorio at Lloyds By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 23:06 BST, 7 July 2020 | Updated: 23:06 BST, 7 July 2020 The boss of Whitbread attempted to brush off suggestion she could get the top job at Lloyds as she outlined plans to … Read more
Aviva appoints its first-ever female chief executive after Maurice Tulloch surprisingly resigns By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:03 BST, 6 July 2020 | Updated: 22:07 BST, 6 July 2020 Aviva has appointed its first-ever female chief executive after Maurice Tulloch surprisingly resigned. Industry veteran Amanda Blanc took the reins yesterday, as the … Read more
Lloyds Bank hunting for a chief executive after Antonio Horta-Osorio announces plan to step down By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:03 BST, 6 July 2020 | Updated: 22:21 BST, 6 July 2020 Lloyds Bank is hunting for a chief executive after Antonio Horta-Osorio said he would step down. Scheduled for next year, … Read more
NHS chief warns the social care system must be fixed within a year after coronavirus shone a ‘very harsh light on its failings’ Sir Simon Stevens demanded politicians fix the failings of the care system He said we should use the pandemic to ‘resource and reform’ social care Boris Johnson pledged fix social care ‘once … Read more