NHS hospitals placed under expert control July 16, 2013 JEREMY Hunt yesterday said he has put 11 NHS hospital trusts under external control following a damning report that highlighted higher than expected death rates at the institutions under their authority. Amid fiery exchanges in the House of Commons, Hunt also accused Andy Burnham – his Labour opposite number and a predecessor as health secretary – [...]
City Moves for 17 February 2014 | Who’s switching jobs February 17, 2014 Baker Botts The law firm has announced the appointment of Robin Mizrahi as a senior partner in its global projects group in London. He specialises in project finance, energy and infrastructure in emerging markets, and joins from Chadbourne & Parke. Investec Asset Finance Andrew Woodward has joined Investec Asset Finance as head of materials handling. [...]
Migrant crackdown runs against all the economic evidence | City A.M. June 23, 2013 THE health secretary Jeremy Hunt said yesterday: “The pull factors are very important if we are to deter people from coming here in the first place.” It is deeply depressing that, with UK GDP well below its 2008 level and no growth last year, the government chose to make proposals designed to put people off [...]
Lord Windermere to give the Irish their first Hennessy win since 1980 November 28, 2013 THE Hennessy Gold Cup (3.00pm), the culmination of the Hennessy Heritage Festival at The Racecourse Newbury, is one of the most prestigious events on the National Hunt calendar and racegoers will be mixing with the likes of Joan Collins, James Corden and Tinchy Stryder tomorrow afternoon. It is always a great race, but it hasn’t [...]
G4S failure was expected, says Jeremy Hunt July 15, 2012 CULTURE secretary Jeremy Hunt yesterday voiced his support for embattled Olympics contractor G4S, saying the firm had “been quite honourable” in admitting it could not supply enough security staff just two weeks before the Games begin – a failure he branded “completely normal”. “They put their hands up. Nick Buckles, the chief executive, has said [...]
Jeremy Hunt survives crunch ministerial vote June 13, 2012 CULTURE secretary Jeremy Hunt yesterday survived a crunch House of Commons vote on his future by a narrow margin of 290 to 252, following a major operation by Conservative whips. Labour had forced a vote on whether Hunt should be investigated for breaches of the ministerial code in relation to his handling of the BSkyB takeover. [...]
Parliamentary probe turns eye to Jeremy Hunt May 21, 2012 JEREMY Hunt came under renewed pressure yesterday as the parliamentary watchdog launched an investigation into claims that the culture secretary failed to declare donations from media companies. Hunt has been in the firing line since emails released to the Leveson inquiry earlier this month suggested he supported News Corp’s takeover bid for BSkyB while supposed to [...]
Care reforms will drag thousands more into inheritance tax February 10, 2013 INHERITANCE tax allowances will be held back from keeping pace with inflation for three more years to fund changes to elderly care, the government will announce today. Thousands more people will be forced to pay the 40 per cent rate because the amount that can be bequeathed tax-free will be pegged at £325,000 for individuals [...]
Will the Lib Dem’s failure to support Jeremy Hunt risk breaking open coalition divisions? June 13, 2012 YES Donal Blaney There seems to be one rule for Tories and another for Liberal Democrats. While Conservatives stood by Vince Cable, their coalition partners are happy to feed Jeremy Hunt to the wolves. Lib Dems routinely criticise government policy and seek to renegotiate the coalition agreement while Tories act with the discipline that one [...]
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt told he will not face ministerial code probe May 31, 2012 DAVID Cameron said yesterday he will not order an inquiry into whether Jeremy Hunt broke the ministerial code during News Corp’s controversial £8bn bid for BSkyB. The announcement came after the culture secretary’s appearance at the Leveson inquiry yesterday, in which he admitted he was sympathetic to the BSkyB bid and said he considered resigning after [...]