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Revealed: George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform UK
Revealed: George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform UKExclusive: Sources say Fiona Cottrell told bankers the transfers, received 24-72 hours before her donations to Reform, came from her son
The convicted fraudster George Cottrell transferred a total of more than $2m to his mother, Fiona Cottrell, in the days before her 2024 donations to Reform UK, the Guardian understands.
Financial industry sources told the Guardian that Fiona received one deposit of $1.4m and two tranches of more than $300,000 each – money she attributed to having come from her son, George, when bankers asked about the deposits. Continue reading...www.theguardian.comA Prime Minister, a political leader fighting for something rather than against everything, wanting to win an argument; believing we can change minds. What’s possible on the big issues; rather than what’s not. Not just overdue but so so welcome.
Poet Sue#ukpolitics Andy Burnham saying fixing Social Care will be his legacy is what we want from our PM. He isn't going to allow the media or the detractors to stop him tackling a problem that has been too difficult for others. Social Care fixing will help fixing the NHS and ALL of us will benefit.
tfw you say you're willing to work cross-party on a total reform of social care but then rule out any of the revenue-raising steps needed to pay for it. #Cakeism is clearly alive and well.
Kemi Badenoch tells PM not to raise taxes to fund social careIn a letter to the PM, the Conservative leader offers to work with him on adult social care reform.www.bbc.com
Suspect in deadly Berlin Pride attack is killed in a confrontation with police
Suspect in deadly Berlin Pride attack is killed in a confrontation with policeGerman authorities say the suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack that killed one person and left 29 injured was shot and killed by police during a confrontation in a suburb of the city.www.dailyherald.com
Breaking News: The police in Berlin said a deadly incident in which a car plowed into a crowd during a Pride event was a suspected act of terrorism.
Car Plows Into Crowd at Berlin Pride Event in Suspected Terror AttackThe police said a suspect was involved in local Islamic groups and that there was a “strong suspicion” it was an act of terrorism. At least one person was killed and 16 injured.nyti.msThere was a reason they were all booted out; they made mistake after mistake and backed the guy that signed it all off and totally failed to communicate anything to the country in 2 years. If they think they’ll get sympathy or a hearing they’re as badly mistaken as the idea they’d keep their jobs.
PoliticsHomeLabour MPs unhappy with the treatment of Starmer loyalists have warned they could make life hard for Burnham at the Budget “Andy’s Starmerite purge has created an incredibly powerful phalanx of skilled political operators who intimately know the government’s fiscal position" Harriet Symonds writes
Business rates to be cut by 20% for England pubs, clubs and music venues
Business rates to be cut by 20% for England pubs, clubs and music venuesNo 10 announces reprieve after Andy Burnham previously pledged to raise tax from e-commerce warehouses and channel it to cutting hospitality sector’s bills
Business rates will be cut by 20% for pubs, clubs and live music venues across England from April next year, Downing Street has announced.
The discount will apply to nearly 32,000 hospitality businesses and is expected to save a typical pub about £1,100 annually, but will not be available to the very largest live music venues. Continue reading...www.theguardian.com
OpenAI admits its models hacked another company in 'unprecedented cyber incident'
OpenAI admits its models hacked another company in 'unprecedented cyber incident'OpenAI has revealed some of its models went rogue and hacked into another artificial intelligence company in an "unprecedented cyber incident".news.sky.com