A spokesperson for Curo said they understood the land proposed for development was held in trust but they had not communicated with the owners.

Although the tweed-clad MP might appear the epitome of a country gent, he has never gone shooting or fishing – in fact, until Daisy’s arrival eighteen months ago, he deplored the idea of walking. Lord Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere, owns – through inheritance – the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), which gives its name to the newspaper. Speaking as the Prime Minister awaits the findings of civil servant Sue Gray’s investigation into what Labour has depicted as a seemingly never-ending conga line in and out of No 10 during the pandemic, the cricket enthusiast’s slavish devotion to his Eton and Oxford contemporary is plain to see. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters Rees-Mogg is well known for insistently sticking to his interpretation of the finer points of the British constitution.Oh, rich lists are all nonsense,” he says, beore adding that he’s “reasonably careful” with his fortune.

They changed the rules, lowered the bar and inserted the vague term reckless into the terms of reference. Of course, Farage does not speak for his family, though it has been rumoured that the Brexit Party (Reform) leader has himself applied for a German passport. Due to his residency in the Isle of Man – another jurisdiction considered to be a tax haven – Mellon similarly didn’t vote in the referendum. If he does have an interest, then people will rightly want to question why he, when a minister, pushed for loosening housing laws.

In a letter to cabinet colleagues seen by the Guardian, he proposed 23 June 2026 as the date when a “sunset clause” should be activated, causing all “retained EU law” to fall off the UK’s statute book.

Ratcliffe pledged last year to build a factory in Bridgend, south Wales, and said his “preference” was for the Grenadier 4×4 to be built in Britain. I always think there’s a bogusness about assuming that you have to lead exactly the same life as people to understand the life that they lead. Britain hunkers down for Storm Ciaran: Schools shut and trains cancelled tomorrow as sandbags and flood. The expected raise, from 19 to 23 per cent next year, contravenes what Leavers argued about Britain being more competitive post-Brexit).Displaying the casualness that saw him criticised for lounging in the Commons in 2019 (‘That was a mistake,’ he concedes), the 52-year-old appears convinced, like the parent of an unruly toddler, that Downing Street’s woes are just a phase. March 22, 2023: During an appearance on BBC Radio 4, he was asked whether he shared the view of some of Mr Johnson’s allies that the process was a “kangaroo court”. The FDA union, which represents senior public servants, criticised Mr Rees-Mogg’s approach, accusing him of damaging the reputation of the civil service.