Ministers under pressure to order inquiry into private equity plundering of British firms as Smiths Group becomes latest to be targeted by foreign predator TA Associates have made a £2billion approach for Smiths Group’s medical division, which makes for hospital ventilators and has around 100 staff in the UK A successful sale would see the company, … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: FDA seeks probe into communications between its staff and Biogen after controversial approval of Alzheimer’s drug FDA commissioner Janet Woodcock has asked for a probe into her staff’s communications with Biogen Biogen’s Aduhelm received FDA approval for Alzhiemer’s disease in early June despite limited data that it worked in clinical trials By Mansur Shaheen … Read more
Boris Johnson U-turns to confirm national security adviser WILL probe sale of UK microchip maker Newport Wafer Fab to Chinese firm Nexperia – but urges nation not to succumb to ‘anti-China spirit’ saying it would be ‘economically foolhardy’ The PM confirmed Sir Stephen Lovegrove will examine the £63million deal Netherlands-based Nexperia owned by Chinese electronics … Read more
Boris Johnson was under mounting pressure last night to launch a ‘cronyism’ investigation into Matt Hancock’s hiring of his close aide for taxpayer-funded roles. The Prime Minister yesterday accepted his Health Secretary’s apology for breaching social distancing rules after he was pictured kissing Gina Coladangelo in his office. But there are growing calls for Downing … Read more
Calls for MI5 probe into leak of Matt Hancock footage: Henry Jackson Society leads demands for urgent inquiry amid fears for security in Whitehall Think tank calls for MI5 to investigate where footage of Matt Hancock came from Henry Jackson Society said leak of the footage ‘suggests a security breach’ The images of Mr Hancock … Read more
Matt Hancock faces sleaze probe after failing to make full declarations over shares in firm that won NHS business Matt Hancock faces investigation into share registration by standards watchdog Mr Hancock declared interest in storage and shredding firm Topwood in March Was rebuked by adviser on ministerial interests last month but breach ‘minor’ By James … Read more
Virgin Media and O2’s £31BILLION merger is given green light by UK’s competition watchdog after investigation CMA previously cleared it, saying it was ‘unlikely’ to lead to lower competition The Competition and Markets Authority provisionally cleared the merger in April It began its probe after firms asked to fast-track the process to phase two probe … Read more
Markets watchdog investigating allegations that Facebook defrauded hundreds of thousands of UK firms who paid for adverts on social media site By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 15 May 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 15 May 2021 Britain’s markets watchdog is investigating allegations that Facebook defrauded hundreds of thousands of UK … Read more
Police launch attempted abduction probe after ‘stranger told boy, six, he had sweets in his van’ Reports say the boy, 6, was approached by a stranger while he was in his garden The man told the victim he had sweets and drinks in attempt to lure him to a van Boy alerted his mother and … Read more
How Dominic Cummings was fingered by MI5 over ‘Chatty Rat’ leak: Probe by security services into WhatsApp messages sent after key top-level meeting ‘show ex-aide was responsible’ claim opponents By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 12:22 BST, 25 April 2021 | Updated: 12:35 BST, 25 April 2021 Dominic Cummings was fingered as the … Read more