MP calls for investigation after banks refuse mortgages for workers furloughed the month prior

MPs are demanding an investigation after it emerged leading High Street banks are refusing mortage applications for furloughed workers. The claims directly go against promises made by Chancellor Rishi Sunak that people using the governement support scheme would not be blacklisted by lenders.   High Street banks including NatWest, Nationwide and Lloyds admit they reject mortgage and … Read more

The son of Australian farmers at centre of David Cameron ‘lobbying’ scandal

A tycoon at the centre of a lobbying scandal engulfing David Cameron was given extraordinary access to No10 and struck a controversial NHS deal reportedly rejected by civil servants which profited banks.  Australian financier Lex Greensill was allegedly granted a security pass and team of civil servants during Mr Cameron’s time in Downing Street so … Read more

A dishier Rishi – and handsomer Hancock! 5ft 6in Sunak is played a by 6ft star in new TV drama

A dishier Rishi – and handsomer Hancock! 5ft 6in Sunak is played a by 6ft star in new TV drama… and didn’t we see the Health Secretary in Broadchurch? By Katie Hind Showbusiness Editor For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:12 BST, 27 March 2021 | Updated: 12:58 BST, 28 March 2021 He’s a politician known … Read more

David Cameron ‘brokered a Barack Obama meeting’ for Greensill tycoon

A tycoon at the centre of a lobbying scandal engulfing David Cameron boasted that the former Prime Minister set up a meeting between him and Barack Obama that paved the way for the magnate’s finance firm to strike deals across the world. Lex Greensill claimed Mr Cameron brokered an introduction to the then US President while … Read more

Busting Covid myths: Why those Covid temperature tests aren’t just pointless – they’re dangerous

The anticipation is palpable. In just over a fortnight, Britain will begin to spring back to life. Pub gardens will bustle and the pavements outside restaurants will be transformed for continental-style alfresco dining. Gyms will throw open their doors, hairdressers will be ready to get to work on the nation’s lockdown locks. And, as Chancellor Rishi … Read more

Rishi Sunak warns workers could ‘vote with their feet’ and quit jobs if offices don’t reopen

Rishi Sunak warns workers could ‘vote with their feet’ and quit jobs if they are not allowed to return to the office after lockdown as he praises ‘culture’ of people ‘riffing off each other’ Companies are looking at how to tackle issue of remote versus office working Chancellor said workplaces encourage ‘meetings that happen by … Read more

Watchdog launches formal investigation into claims David Cameron lobby laws

Watchdog launches formal investigation into claims David Cameron breached ‘anti-sleaze’ laws his own government introduced by ‘lobbying the Treasury to get stricken financial firm Greensill access to Covid loan schemes’ Former prime minister alleged to have lobbied Treasury on behalf of Greensill  Said to have been part of efforts to increase firm’s access to Covid … Read more

Furlough fury over super-rich who worth a total of £19 billion, but still demand taxpayer cash

The billionaire heirs to the Gucci fashion and Graff diamond fortunes are among the fabulously wealthy business owners whose companies have used the taxpayer-funded furlough scheme to pay their staff, a Mail on Sunday investigation can reveal. Our probe has uncovered how despite personal fortunes of hundreds of millions of pounds, some of Britain’s richest landowners … Read more

David Cameron texted Rishi Sunak lobbying him to grant loans to Greensill before it went bust

David Cameron texted Rishi Sunak lobbying him to grant hundreds of millions of taxpayer-funded loans to stricken financial firm Greensill before it went bust The former prime minister is said to have texted the Chancellor’s private mobile  Mr Sunak ignored most of the messages and instead referred him to officials  Labour called for an inquiry … Read more

Furlough fury over super-rich who worth a total of £19 billion, but still demand taxpayer cash

The billionaire heirs to the Gucci fashion and Graff diamond fortunes are among the fabulously wealthy business owners whose companies have used the taxpayer-funded furlough scheme to pay their staff, a Mail on Sunday investigation can reveal. Our probe has uncovered how despite personal fortunes of hundreds of millions of pounds, some of Britain’s richest landowners … Read more