Dossier of private messages show Robert Jenrick rushed through property scheme

Robert Jenrick rushed through approval of a Tory donor Richard Desmond’s £1billion property deal to help him avoid handing £45million in fees to a Labour-run council after the businessman said he didn’t want to hand cash to ‘Marxists’, explosive messages suggested last night. The Housing Secretary was forced to hand over damning texts he exchanged with former … Read more

Robert Jenrick ‘insistent’ Tory donor’s £1bn homes scheme passed before £50m tax hit, documents show

Cabinet minister Robert Jenrick pushed through a decision to allow a Tory donor’s £1billion housing development to allow him to save tens of millions of pounds in tax, documents tonight appear to show. The Housing Secretary tonight finally bowed to pressure to release correspondence over his role in the ‘cash for favours’ row involving Richard … Read more

Robert Jenrick refused to hand over’ files relating to decision to approve Tory donor’s development

Robert Jenrick refused to hand over ‘cash-for-favours’ files relating to his decision to approve Tory donor’s £1billion property development Housing Secretary resisted attempts to hand over files relating to his decision   Jenrick dismissed council planning officials demand as ‘fishing expedition’ Caught up in ‘cash-for-favours’ row after gave green light for Tory donor’s plans Tower Hamlets … Read more

Mail Force helps out Mencap home as PPE charity drive enters fresh phase, writes ROBERT HARDMAN 

Mail Force, the charity providing personal protective equipment for the UK’s fight against the coronavirus, will enter a fresh phase this week as it begins an ambitious new programme of support for some of Britain’s best-known charities. Some of that PPE is now already in active use on the Covid-19 front line following the first … Read more

Kourtney Kardashian remembers Robert Kardashian on Father’s Day with sweet throwback posts

Kourtney Kardashian remembers Robert Kardashian on Father’s Day with a sweet throwback posts from when she was a child By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 00:49 BST, 22 June 2020 | Updated: 00:49 BST, 22 June 2020 Kourtney Kardashian took a journey through the past on Sunday as she remembered her late father Robert Kardashian … Read more

Crackdown on statue vandalism: Justice Secretary Robert Buckland pledges laws to protect monuments

Crackdown on statue vandalism: Justice Secretary Robert Buckland pledges new laws to protect monuments with tougher sentences for perpetrators after campaign by 120 Tory MPs Robert Buckland says laws against desecration of memorials are ‘inadequate’ MPs will present a proposed Desecration of War Memorials Bill this week Justice Secretary Mr Buckland said he ‘fully agrees’ with … Read more

Tom Daley, 26, shares adorable snap with husband Dustin Lance Black, 45, as they cuddle Robert Ray

‘Father’s Day snuggles!’ Tom Daley, 26, shares adorable snap with husband Dustin Lance Black, 45, as they cuddle son Robert Ray, 23 months By Rebecca Lawrence For Mailonline Published: 17:22 BST, 21 June 2020 | Updated: 17:22 BST, 21 June 2020 They are set to celebrate their son’s second birthday in lockdown later this month.  … Read more

ROBERT HARDMAN: A schmoozing by Le Président in honour of France’s war debt to Britain

After more than three months gathering dust and moths in a cupboard, the UK’s red carpet was unrolled yesterday.  For the first time since lockdown began in March, Britain had a visitor, a proper one – a head of state no less. The arrival of President Emmanuel Macron of France might not have been quite … Read more

ROBERT HARDMAN: A schmoozing by Le Président in honour of France’s war debt to Britain

After more than three months gathering dust and moths in a cupboard, the UK’s red carpet was unrolled yesterday.  For the first time since lockdown began in March, Britain had a visitor, a proper one – a head of state no less. The arrival of President Emmanuel Macron of France might not have been quite … Read more

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick admits giving green light to £1bn development helped Tory donor 

A minister admitted last night he knew he was saving a Tory donor tens of millions of pounds in approving a £1billion property scheme. Robert Jenrick faces claims of ‘cash for favours’ over his dealings with former newspaper tycoon Richard Desmond. He over-ruled the local council and a planning inspector a day before the introduction … Read more