For months, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has been accused of impropriety in his approval of a £1 billion infrastructure development by Richard Desmond – a financial contributor to the Conservative party – despite objections from the local council and an independent planning inspectorate. Documents released yesterday detailing correspondence by Jenrick and his department appear to confirm the worst of these accusations.
Brexit isn’t working, but re-joining the EU won’t solve the UK’s economic woes
The Conservatives are incapable of making Brexit work. It’s up to Labour to fix our battered relationship with the bloc.