NEWS
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick rushed through Tory donor’s £1billion property scheme
Newly revealed private messages prove that Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick rushed through the approval of a donor’s £1 billion property scheme in order to save him £45 million. A levy from a Labour council would have added millions to the development, by the donor, Richard Desmond, thanked Mr. Jenrick for the ‘speed [which prevented giving the] Marxists loads of doe [sic] for nothing’ – Mail
Burnley fan behind White Lives banner sacked – Times
Schools to scrap social distancing in September – Telegraph
Groups of friends face being forced to sit apart in the pub – Times
‘A hard rain is coming’: No10 chief Dominic Cummings ‘vows fundamental change to civil service’ and a Cabinet Office overhaul after coronavirus exposed flaws in the government machine – Mail
Ban new petrol cars by 2032 to tackle climate change, ministers urged – Times
COMMENT
This haughty and reckless minister is now a drag on the Tories – Stephen Glover, Mail
It’s all over for the Government if schools fail to reopen in September – Allister Heath, Telegraph
Poor lives matter whatever their colour – David Aaronovitch, Times
