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Of vacuum cleanerfame. early in the pandemic, the uk had made an urgent appeal for ventilators, including a direct approach to sirjames from the prime minister. sirjames had moved his headquarters to singapore in 2019, his concern, if staff spent time in the uk working to develop them, they and the firm might have to pay more uk tax. the company had written to the treasury asking it to ensure usual tax rules would not apply but hadnt got an answer, so hed raised it with borisjohnson. in direct t...

The prime ministers promised to publish his text messages about covid—i9 contracts are quite the commitment. there is no doubt about the scramble in those early desperate days of the pandemic. but the rules that govern minister behaviour were in place thenjust the rules that govern minister behaviour were in place then just as they are now and several sources familiar with what is going on at the time have taught me there were concerns even then. sirjames is well—connected brexiteer. in the ...

That is an important question i think for the west to answer as it is trying to work out well vladimir putins next steps are.— is trying to work out well vladimir putins next steps are. thank you, steve. putins next steps are. thank you, steve- good _ putins next steps are. thank you, steve. good to _ putins next steps are. thank you, steve. good to see _ putins next steps are. thank you, steve. good to see you. _ there keir starmer has challenged borisjohnson about it here in the text in whic...

To the bbc recently, dysons offer wasnt taken up. we did it. we got it working between four and six weeks in spite of changing the specification. we were ready to go, ready to produce it, wed bought the components, and then the cabinet office said they didnt want it, they didnt need it. and in a statement, sirjames insisted that urgent correspondence was only about compliance with the rules as a50 dyson people in uk and singapore worked around the clock, seven days a week, to build potentially l...

Early, desperate days of the pandemic, but the rules that govern ministers behaviour were in place then, just as they are now. and several sources familiar with what was going on at the time told me there were concerns even then. sirjames is a well—connected brexiteer, in the past, even invited to a meeting at the cabinet table. and at the start of the pandemic, the prime minister asked him to help make ventilators, then in short supply. but the contract never came off. we were ready to go, re...

Contracts quite the commitment. there is to doubt about the scramble in those early desperate days of the pandemic, but the rules that govern ministers�* behaviour were in place then just as they are now. and several sources familiar with what was going on at the time have told me there were concerns even then. sirjames is a well—connected brexiteer, in the past even invited to a meeting at the cabinet table and, at the start of the pandemic, the prime minister asked him to help make ventila...

Was only about compliance with the rules as 450 dyson people in uk and singapore worked around the clock, seven days a week, to build potentially life—saving equipment at a time of dire need. he said his company gained no benefit from the project, which had cost it £20 million. but questions are likely to be raised again about whether contacts between politics and powerful businesses are just too close for comfort. laura kuenssberg, bbc news. lets get more from our political correspondent iai...

The government told us, at the height of the pandemic, there were genuine fears that we would quickly run out of ventilators, leaving the nhs unable to treat patients and putting many lives at risk. as the public would expect, we did everything we could in extraordinary times. in the end, as he explained to the bbc recently, dysons offer wasnt taken up. we did it. we got it working between four and six weeks in spite of changing the specification. we were ready to go, ready to produce it, wed bo...

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Opposition leader alexei navalny. plus, were getting new details of how derek chauvin is being held in custody as he awaits sentencing for the murder of charge floyd. m.l.