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Gupta rivals making strong profits in Australia Save Share Rivals of Sanjeev Gupta’s main businesses are making strong profits in Australia as demand for scrap metal and steel rises strongly. But even the industry’s buoyant conditions have not been enough to satisfy potential financiers to commit to a rescue of Mr Gupta’s GFG Alliance yet, almost six weeks after his main global financier, Greensill Capital, collapsed leaving a $6 billion funding hole. “We are not in a position to discuss the specifics of the refinancing process, however can confirm discussions with a numbe...

Panel also calls for departmental boards to get greater powers to scrutinise top officials’ performance

Peter Ainsworth, Tory whip who served in the Shadow Cabinet and was passionate about the environment – obituary Described as ‘a Technicolor human being’, he was Campaigning Politician of the Year in 1993 and championed English classical music Peter Ainsworth at the 2000 Conservative Party conference in Bournemouth Credit: Nils Jorgensen/Shutterstock Peter Ainsworth, who has died suddenly aged 64, was Conservative MP for East Surrey from 1992 to 2010, a government whip under John Major, and shadow secretary for culture and later the environment under William Hague, Iain Duncan Smith and ...

Address "cronyism" says Rayner, following public sector contracts handed to Conservative party donors Date published: 16 February 2021 MP for Ashton-Under-Lyne and Failsworth, Angela Rayner Ashton and Failsworth MP Angela Rayner is demanding answers over almost £2 billion of contracts given to companies who have donated money to or are closely linked to the Conservative Party. The call comes in the wake of a judicial hearing into a contract awarded to agency Public First revealed influence from both Michael Gove and the Prime Minister’s former chief adviser Dominic Cummings. Yesterday,...

Date Time Nick Herbert appointed Chair of College of Policing The Home Secretary has today (Thursday 14 January) announced the appointment of Nick Herbert (Lord Herbert of South Downs) as the new Chair of the College of Policing, following a robust open competition in line with the Governance Code on Public Appointments. Lord Herbert has highly relevant experience, having served as Minister of State for Policing and Criminal Justice across both the Home Office and Ministry of Justice. In his position he introduced Police and Crime Commissioners and the College of Policing. He was previously S...