Watchdog launches formal investigation into claims David Cameron breached ‘anti-sleaze’ laws his own government introduced by ‘lobbying the Treasury to get stricken financial firm Greensill access to Covid loan schemes’ Former prime minister alleged to have lobbied Treasury on behalf of Greensill Said to have been part of efforts to increase firm’s access to Covid … Read more
Liz Truss will ‘jump on a plane as soon as possible to lobby Joe Biden to drop punitive tariffs on Scotch whisky’ Truss will ‘jump on a plane to the US as soon as she can’ to lobby President Biden Scotch whisky industry alone has led to export losses approaching £450 million Scotch Whisky Association … Read more
Row-bots: Two androids ‘bicker like a couple’ at a Chinese library as they are ‘annoyed by each other’s temper’ Talking robots Tutu and Wangbao are high-tech guides at a library in China Funny footage appears to show them arguing at work in the building’s lobby One accused the other of having a bad temper, igniting … Read more
What are EWE waiting for? Moment sheep is spotted outside lift inside Premier Inn after wandering through hotel lobby The sheep, nicknamed Sidney, was found in Premier Inn’s Holyhead hotel, Wales Animal had let itself into the hotel through the electric doors and stood by lift In the hilarious footage, Sidney looks like she’s waiting on … Read more
A former longtime Trump executive has claimed the president once made her fire a woman for being pregnant, joked to Jewish businessmen about ‘the ovens’ and banned black people from the lobbies of his buildings. Barbara Res has accused Donald Trump of a catalogue of racist, sexist and anti-Semitic behavior spanning the 18 years she worked … Read more
Big Pharma spent nearly $250 MILLION to sway lawmakers amid the pandemic: Firms making coronavirus drugs and vaccines like Biogen and Novartis accounted for 25% of all lobbying spending in the first quarter of 2020 Researchers found the health sector spent $250million lobbying lawmakers from January 1 to March 31 of 2020 This accounts of … Read more
Revealed: UK’s plan to lobby for free global trade outside the EU as Brexit looms Britain will lobby for low tariffs and greater powers for the WTO, sources say Britain is still bound by most of the EU rules until December 31 By Dan Atkinson For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 4 July … Read more
Business lobby groups demand cuts to National Insurance bill ahead of mini-Budget By Helen Cahill For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:32 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 22:32 BST, 20 June 2020 Three major business lobby groups have demanded cuts to National Insurance bills in the mini-Budget next month. They have told the Treasury … Read more
Tributes for Westminster journalist affectionately dubbed ‘Gobby’ who became thorn in side of countless ministers as he covered Downing Street for decades as he dies, aged 61 Paul Lambert started out as an electrician but later became a journalist He was based on Downing Street and known for his booming voice His daughter Danni announced … Read more
Shocking moment BEAR walks into hotel lobby and scares night shift worker A woman working alone at the reception desk of a hotel caught a bear walking in Aimeè Tuck works at the Juniper Springs resort in Mammoth Lakes California She videoed the bear creeping on all-fours as she gingerly moved away Her Instagram shows … Read more