Richard Desmond
High rollers ready to gamble on winning control of the UK’s lottery
Camelot has run the game since it was launched, but as licence renewal looms, its high-profit formula is under renewed fire
Rob Davies
28, Aug, 2021 @3:00 PM
Czechs, Italians and Richard Desmond vie to take over lottery from Camelot
The Canadian firm has made a fortune from the UK lottery for 27 years, but now faces strong contenders
Rob Davies
28, Aug, 2021 @3:00 PM
The Guardian view on political trust: voters put store by it, the PM does not | Editorial
Editorial: The prime minister wants no one in his cabinet to pay for their mistakes, a strategy that has failed
Editorial
28, Jun, 2021 @6:09 PM
Robert Jenrick controversy was factor in ethics adviser’s resignation
Alex Allan resigned when Boris Johnson overruled his advice on Priti Patel. But a row over the housing secretary also played a role
Mark Townsend
05, Dec, 2020 @3:42 PM
Robert Jenrick admits approving funds for town in Jake Berry's constituency
Communities secretary and minister approved payments to towns in each other’s constituencies
Rajeev Syal
11, Oct, 2020 @2:03 PM
Labour calls for investigation over funding for Robert Jenrick's constituency
Communities secretary is accused of channelling Towns Fund investment to Newark
Mattha Busby
10, Oct, 2020 @10:12 PM
Robert Jenrick says he regrets dining with donor before planning decision
Housing secretary says there was no bias in approval of Richard Desmond’s Westferry scheme
Simon Murphy Political correspondent
22, Jul, 2020 @11:55 AM
MPs ask Robert Jenrick long list of questions about £1bn land deal
Select committee wants minister to give more details of contact with Richard Desmond
Rajeev Syal
01, Jul, 2020 @6:08 PM
Boris Johnson returns to his happy place: upbeat, vague and incoherent
The prime minister wants us to ‘clap for capitalists’, but will it be loud enough to reach their tax havens?
John Crace
30, Jun, 2020 @6:10 PM
The Robert Jenrick scandal isn't unique – British politics is awash with donor cash | Peter Geoghegan
There is huge potential for conflicts of interest while there is so little transparency about donations, says Peter Geoghegan of openDemocracy
Peter Geoghegan
30, Jun, 2020 @12:06 PM
Robert Jenrick admits Israeli billionaire he had meeting with is family friend
Tory minister under pressure over official meeting with Idan Ofer while considering rival mining project
Rob Davies
27, Jun, 2020 @4:16 PM
Tories cannot shut the door on this property scandal | Letters
Letters: Readers react to the exchange between the housing secretary, Robert Jenrick, and the Tory donor Richard Desmond concerning a £1bn development in east London
Letters
26, Jun, 2020 @3:57 PM
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