Banking chief quits in sexism storm: UK Finance boss resigns over ‘unpleasant’ comments about financier Amanda Staveley Stephen Jones, chief executive of UK Finance, quit over derogatory comments Amanda Staveley has accused Barclays’s top brass of ‘sexism and misogyny’ Transcripts of two calls made by Jones were handed to the judge as evidence Yesterday judge … Read more
CrossFit CEO Greg Glassman has resigned after his controversial remarks on a Zoom call with gym owners about the death of George Floyd were leaked. ‘I’m stepping down as CEO of CrossFit, Inc, and I have decided to retire,’ Glassman said in a statement on Tuesday, after his remarks and mocking tweet about Floyd drew … Read more
Serena Williams’ Reddit co-founder husband Alexis Ohanian has resigned from the company’s board because he is a ‘father who needs to be able to answer his black daughter when she asks: ‘What did you do?” Ohanian made the shock announcement in a video uploaded to his Instagram page around midday Friday. In the footage, he says … Read more
A Government minister has resigned over Dominic Cummings’ lockdown trip to Durham, delivering a significant blow to Boris Johnson and Downing Street. Douglas Ross, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland and a Tory whip, announced this morning he is quitting the frontbench because he was unconvinced by Mr Cummings’ defence of the 260-mile journey. Mr … Read more
A Government minister has resigned over Dominic Cummings’ lockdown trip to Durham, delivering a massive blow to Boris Johnson and Downing Street. Douglas Ross, the Minister for Scotland and a Tory whip, announced this morning he is quitting the frontbench because he was unconvinced by Mr Cummings’ defence of the 260-mile journey. Mr Ross said … Read more
NASA’s head of human spaceflight quit on Monday, just days before the first commercial mission to take astronauts to the International Space Station. Elon Musk’s SpaceX will become the first commercial company to fly astronauts to the ISS in a flight that will also be the first from US soil since 2011. Doug Loverro, who … Read more
‘Thrilled to be putting off getting a “real job” for another three years!’ KIIS FM re-signs comedy duo Will And Woody following ratings success By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:56 BST, 17 May 2020 | Updated: 07:04 BST, 17 May 2020 Radio stars Will McMahon and Woody Whitelaw have amassed an army … Read more
A close ally of Jeremy Corbyn has today quit as Labour’s general secretary declaring it is the ‘right time’ to resign while new leader Sir Keir Starmer reshapes the party. Jennie Formby said that her two years in the role had been a ‘huge privilege’ and wished Sir Keir the ‘very best of luck’ in leading Labour … Read more
Chairman of the ERG Steve Baker resigns as he says the battle for Brexit has been won Steve Baker declared victory as he resigned from the European Research Group He said the PM had ‘the policy, the mandate and the majority’ to deliver Brexit The Wycombe MP said he wanted to spend more time with … Read more