Member of Boris Johnson’s cabinet in ‘cash for favours’ scandal
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has been accused of rushing through approval of Richard Desmond’s development to avoid having to pay a new community infrastructure levy
25 June 2020 - 13:28
London — A member of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government and a “cash for favours” dispute he’s embroiled in has become the latest political headache for the premier after a difficult few months battling the coronavirus pandemic.
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick, under fire since it emerged that he approved a planning development from businessperson Richard Desmond, who later donated money to the Conservative Party, released documents on Wednesday showing he’d exchanged text messages with Desmond before the decision...
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