A Bit Fishy...

[Gromit]

Richard Desmond, former owner of the Daily Express wanted to build on a former print works on the Isle of Dogs. But the local council and independent planning inspectorate rejected the plan.
So Desmond went to Cabinet minister Robert Jenrick, Housing Secretary who approved the development. A few days later Desmond dutifully made a £12,000 donation to the Conservative Party.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/robert-jenrick-richard-desmond-tories-donation-a9558326.html

[gulliver1]

Think there is a hint of corruption here, between Desmond and Jenrick, its back to the "Brown Envelope Days " there all in it together.

[douglas9401]

Good grief.

[Zacs-Master]

'Think there is a hint of corruption here, between Desmond and Jenrick, its back to the "Brown Envelope Days " there all in it together'

No way! Ya think?

[Peter Pedant]

// Hope Piers Moron doesn't find out.//

chauffeur obit in the Taymz yesterday - John lennons - he was the one who got the arteeste to decorate it with psychedelic colours and got a £60 fine for not telling the DVLA hehad changed the colour of the car
ANYWAY - but I am telling your the plot
he got another car for the young free couple - John and Yoko whodemanded if he got a commisssion for it
and Yoko demanded a cut !

[gulliver1]

I suppose a £12,000 pound Tip is really just loose change to Desmond . who's thought to be worth over 1 Billion £££££££££s