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Kinahan crime boss who orchestrated gun cache plot from prison jailed

A UK boss of the Kinahan organised crime group who orchestrated a plot to amass an arms cache to dupe authorities in a bid to secure himself a lighter prison sentence has been jailed for six years. Irish national Thomas Kavanagh, 57, had hoped that ...

22 Oct 2024 at 13:09

New Labour spin doctor Derek Draper was part of media power couple

Former lobbyist and political adviser Derek Draper was part of one of Britain’s most prominent media power couples with his marriage to TV presenter Kate Garraway. The New Labour spin doctor reached great heights of influence in the 1990s but ...

05 Jan 2024 at 12:40

Harriet Harman elected as new head of MPs’ sleaze watchdog

Labour veteran Harriet Harman has been elected as the new chairwoman of a key sleaze watchdog in Parliament. The former cabinet minister, who led the probe into whether Boris Johnson misled MPs, will replace her party colleague Sir Chris ...

19 Oct 2023 at 08:47

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‘Of course I am sorry’, former Wilko boss tells MPs

The former chairwoman of Wilko has apologised to the thousands of people who lost their jobs when the retailer went bust. Speaking to MPs on the Business and Trade Committee, Lisa Wilkinson also said former prime minister Liz Truss’s ...

28 Nov 2023 at 13:40

Labour ex-cabinet minister Liam Byrne set to be suspended from Commons

A senior Labour MP is set to be suspended from the Commons for two days for bullying a member of staff. Former cabinet minister Liam Byrne has apologised for his conduct against former staff member David Barker, who worked in his ...

28 Apr 2022 at 12:55

Kate Garraway announces death of ‘darling husband’ Derek Draper aged 56

Kate Garraway’s husband Derek Draper dies following Covid battle

Former lobbyist and political adviser Derek Draper, who was married to TV presenter Kate Garraway, has died aged 56 after suffering long-lasting symptoms from coronavirus. A statement from Garraway on Instagram said: “I’m sad to ...

05 Jan 2024 at 15:18

Law exonerating subpostmasters should have ‘legally binding’ redress timeframe

A law aimed at quashing the wrongful convictions of subpostmasters caught up in the Horizon IT scandal should include a legally binding timeframe for redress offers, the chairman of the Business and Trade committee has said. ...

13 Mar 2024 at 17:57

Government ‘dodging scrutiny’ of post-Brexit trade deals, says MP

Ministers are “dodging” scrutiny of its post-Brexit trade deals, a senior MP has said, after the Government refused to hold a substantive debate on a new agreement with Pacific nations. Labour MP Liam Byrne, who chairs the ...

28 Mar 2024 at 13:43

Treasury minister on Labour’s ‘no money’ note: ‘Tories can’t afford notepaper’

Treasury minister Darren Jones has referred to the infamous “no money” note left by the last Labour government, joking that the Conservatives “can’t afford the notepaper”. Conservative Party chairman Greg Hands, who lost ...

08 Jul 2024 at 10:07

Son of Irish crime boss admits gun plot to help father

The son of a UK boss of the Kinahan organised crime group has admitted helping his father in a plot to amass an arms cache to dupe authorities. Jack Kavanagh, 24, whose father is Thomas “Bomber” Kavanagh, was extradited ...

01 Nov 2024 at 10:59

Which politicians have been punished for bullying and bad behaviour?

The behaviour of politicians in Parliament is coming under scrutiny after a Labour MP was found by an independent panel to have bullied a member of staff and a Tory MP was accused of watching pornography in the Commons....

28 Apr 2022 at 16:55

Kate Garraway to take leave of absence following death of husband Derek Draper

Kate Garraway is to take a leave of absence from her presenting roles following the death of husband, former political adviser Derek Draper, aged 56. The Good Morning Britain and Smooth Radio presenter, 56, announced ...

05 Jan 2024 at 16:43

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