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Paid more than the PM, it was a miracle he was still in his job: How Sir Philip Rutnam’s name has become a byword for bungled advice and toxic clashes with Ministers Top civil servant Sir Philip Rutnam, 54, sensationally quit Home Office yesterday Rutnam was paid £175,000 with gold-plated pension as Permanent Secretary However, … Read more
The most senior civil servant at the Home Office quit yesterday and launched an astonishing broadside against Priti Patel. After months of Whitehall warfare spilled over into a lurid public briefing war, Sir Philip Rutnam – dubbed ‘Sir Calamity’ – dramatically summoned the BBC to announce his walkout and vowed to sue the Government. He accused … Read more
Senior Home Office official Sir Philip Rutnam QUITS after vicious rows with Priti Patel and says he will sue Government for constructive dismissal By Harry Howard For Mailonline Published: 10:15 GMT, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 10:19 GMT, 29 February 2020 Home Secretary Priti Patel’s permanent secretary Sir Philip Rutnam has resigned from the Home … Read more
Fresh Home Office staff row as it is claimed Priti Patel ‘told permanent secretary Sir Philip Rutnam to sack a senior official on Christmas Eve and he refused’ as top mandarin makes public joke about rift Priti Patel said to have clashed with Sir Philip Rutnam over bid to oust top official Home Secretary allegedly … Read more
He’s a swaggering billionaire businessman, once dubbed King of the High Street. For 30 years, he has ruled retail fashion, investing money in off-shore tax havens while shamelessly flaunting his wealth on board his superyacht. Sir Richard ‘Greedy’ McCreadie is the focus of new film Greed, which tells the fictional story of a self-made tycoon … Read more
From a corker by Marian Keyes to Eimear McBride’s Strange Hotel and a ‘quietly brilliant’ new novel from Philip Hensher, this week’s best new fiction By Amber Pearson For Event Magazine and Max Davidson and Eithne Farry For Event Magazine Published: 22:02 GMT, 25 January 2020 | Updated: 16:08 GMT, 26 January 2020 Grown Ups … Read more
What’s gone wrong for fund manager Neil Woodford and retail mogul Sir Philip Green? The This is Money podcast By This Is Money Published: 14:53 GMT, 7 June 2019 | Updated: 16:08 GMT, 7 June 2019 It’s been a rocky week to say the least for Britain’s most recognisable fund manager Neil Woodford – he … Read more
Arcadia left in limbo as landlords cool on plans to lower rents to keep Philip Green’s business afloat By Hannah Uttley For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 5 June 2019 | Updated: 12:04 BST, 6 June 2019 Sir Philip Green was forced to postpone a crucial meeting with landlords to discuss rent reductions for … Read more
Troubled fashion firm Bonmarche snubs £5.7m takeover bid by billionaire tycoon Philip Day claiming it ‘undervalues’ the 300-store chain Bonmarche has rejected a £5.7m takeover bid tabled by tycoon Philip Day It said it ‘materially undervalues’ the firm, which has a market value of £7.7m Bonmarche also said today that it is embarking on a cost-cutting … Read more
Sir Philip Green fires gun on Arcadia revamp, installing two restructuring experts to the board By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 11 April 2019 | Updated: 22:03 BST, 11 April 2019 Sir Philip Green has installed two restructuring experts on the board of his Arcadia retail empire Sir Philip Green has … Read more