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Prime Minister overrules his advisers to hand peerage to ex-Tory treasurer

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Boris Johnson in crony storm: Prime Minister overrules his advisers to hand peerage to ex-Tory treasurer who was embroiled in donations-for-access scandal The Prime Minister Boris Johnson decided to ennoble City tycoon Peter Cruddas House of Lords Appointments Commission recommended he be turned down  It was claimed he offered access to then PM David Cameron … Read more

Disgraced ex-Tory treasurer who gave the party £3.5m made life peer

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Boris Johnson is facing a cronyism row after he appointed a controversial ex-Tory treasurer as a life peer, overruling objections from an independent committee. Banker Peter Cruddas, who is worth a reported £860million, is a long time Conservative donor who has given the party more than £3.5million.  The so-called ‘City of London’s richest man’ has now been … Read more

Unite union treasurer, 56, bought Jaguar with £1,400 meant to pay for bus worker’s funeral

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A Unite trade union branch treasurer bought himself a Jaguar with cash stolen from a £1,400 hardship grant intended for the family of a young bus driver who had died suddenly, a court heard.  John Millard, 52, of Devon Avenue, Cheltenham, abused his position as secretary and treasurer for Unite’s Cheltenham branch, pocketing a total … Read more

Church treasurer, 58, was hit by Volvo while trying to take picture of I’m A Celebrity castle

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A church treasurer was struck by a Volvo and killed after stepping into the road to take a floodlit picture of the I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! castle, an inquest heard. Mother-of-two Sharn Iona Hughes, 58, travelled ten miles from her home to Gwrych Castle in Abergele, North Wales to see the lights on the … Read more

BT treasurer, 68, charged with murdering his wife of 42 years ‘was arrested at local pub’

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BT treasurer, 68, charged with murdering his wife of 42 years ‘was arrested at local pub after relative found the 66-year-old dying at home’ Leslie Winnister, 68, appeared at the Old Bailey charged with murdering his wife Suzanne Winnister, 66, was discovered with severe head and neck injuries Police were called to couple’s £1.6million home … Read more

BT treasurer ‘suffered a mental breakdown brought on by the coronavirus lockdown’

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High-flying BT treasurer ‘suffered a mental breakdown brought on by the coronavirus lockdown’ before his wife was found battered to death at their £1.6m home Suzanne Winnister, 66, was discovered dead with severe head and neck injuries  She had confided in friends that her husband had suffered a mental breakdown  Husband Les, allegedly suffered breakdown … Read more