Tycoon Sanjeev Gupta has asked the Government for a £170million emergency bailout to save Liberty Steel – as his wife begins a revamp of their lavish London mansion. The firm is understood to have appealed to the Government for financial support after its main backer, Greensill Capital, went bust earlier this month. Mr Gupta, whose GFG Alliance owns … Read more
Taxpayers will only recoup fraction of £44.2m owed by Sir Philip Green’s fallen Arcadia retail empire, according to newly released documents By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 21 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 21 February 2021 Taxpayers will only recoup a fraction of the £44.2m owed by Sir Philip Green’s … Read more
Flamboyant tycoon Pierre LaGrange owns Huntsman, the 172 year old clothes retailer A multi-millionaire has been claiming public money to furlough staff at his Savile Row tailoring firm. Belgian-born Pierre LaGrange, who lives in Monaco, London and New York has used taxpayers’ hand-outs to pay some of the 65 staff at his upmarket London company … Read more
Flamboyant tycoon Pierre LaGrange owns Huntsman, the 172 year old clothes retailer A multi-millionaire has been claiming public money to furlough staff at his Savile Row tailoring firm. Belgian-born Pierre LaGrange, who lives in Monaco, London and New York has used taxpayers’ hand-outs to pay some of the 65 staff at his upmarket London company … Read more
An online fashion business run by Jesse Lingard has reportedly claimed taxpayers’ cash to furlough staff through a state-funded scheme, despite the footballer earning more than £100,000 per week. The clothing firm, JLingz, sells printed backpacks for £100 and hoodies for £45 while employing at least three people including the West Ham and England midfielder. It is … Read more
Boris Johnson has been accused of using taxpayer money to fund a vanity project after Downing Street released images of an Instagram-style photoshoot of his dog playing in the snow. A series of professionally staged photos showing Dilyn frolicking in No10’s backgarden were released via the government’s official Flickr page earlier today. The pictures are … Read more
Singer James Blunt has claimed taxpayers cash through the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to furlough staff, despite being worth an estimated £14.5million. The You’re Beautiful musician, 46, is the sole director of pub business Blunt Trading Ltd, which has 25 employees. He owns the gastropub the Fox and Pheasant in Chelsea, which like all … Read more
Singer James Blunt has claimed taxpayers cash through the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to furlough staff, despite being worth an estimated £14.5million. The You’re Beautiful musician, 46, is the sole director of pub business Blunt Trading Ltd, which has 25 employees. He owns the gastropub the Fox and Pheasant in Chelsea, which like all … Read more
Nearly 2 million taxpayers miss the self-assessment deadline but avoid instant £100 penalties By Ben Wilkinson for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 2 February 2021 More than 1.8 million taxpayers missed the return deadline on Sunday night but avoided instant £100 penalties. Due to the virus crisis, … Read more
Gambling mogul Denise Coates was Britain’s biggest taxpayer for the second year running, according to the annual ranking of contributors to the public purse. The Bet365 founder and her family, who are worth £7.166bn, stumped up an eye-watering £573million tax bill. Glenn Gordon, whose distillery empire has netted his family a £3.186bn fortune, came in … Read more