Brexit-backer Richard Desmond invokes EU law to sue Gambling Commission
Ex-Express owner is expected to claim regulator made errors during bidding war for national lottery contract
November 2023
Tory donor Richard Desmond revives controversial east London housing development
Billionaire submits proposals for scheme that government minister Robert Jenrick pushed in 2020, with nearly twice the number of properties of original plans
June 2023
Lady McDonagh obituary
First female general secretary of the Labour party who played a key role in the 1997 landslide election victory
November 2022
National World plots takeover of Mirror and Express owner Reach
David Montgomery says the publisher is in the early stages of a potential offer
April 2022
National lottery: Richard Desmond takes legal action over licence award
Billionaire follows Camelot in high court bids to overturn decision to let Czech firm Allwyn run draw
November 2021
Westferry property scheme ditched after minister rejects appeal
Richard Desmond in legal battle with Wikipedia over term ‘pornographer’
August 2021
High rollers ready to gamble on winning control of the UK’s lottery
Czechs, Italians and Richard Desmond vie to take over lottery from Camelot
June 2021
The Guardian view on political trust: voters put store by it, the PM does not
Editorial: The prime minister wants no one in his cabinet to pay for their mistakes, a strategy that has failed
December 2020
Robert Jenrick controversy was factor in ethics adviser’s resignation
Alex Allan resigned when Boris Johnson overruled his advice on Priti Patel. But a row over the housing secretary also played a role
October 2020
Robert Jenrick admits approving funds for town in Jake Berry's constituency
Labour calls for investigation over funding for Robert Jenrick's constituency
July 2020
Robert Jenrick says he regrets dining with donor before planning decision
Steve Bell's If ...
Steve Bell’s If .... Boris meets Dicky Desmond and the air turns blue
Steve Bell's If ...
Steve Bell’s If ... Boris meets up with Dicky Desmond
MPs ask Robert Jenrick long list of questions about £1bn land deal
June 2020
The politics sketch
Boris Johnson returns to his happy place: upbeat, vague and incoherent
John Crace
The prime minister wants us to ‘clap for capitalists’, but will it be loud enough to reach their tax havens?
The Robert Jenrick scandal isn't unique – British politics is awash with donor cash
Peter Geoghegan
There is huge potential for conflicts of interest while there is so little transparency about donations, says Peter Geoghegan of openDemocracy
Observer comment cartoon
Robert Jenrick is lucky at board games, unlike some… cartoon
Chris Riddell on the Tory housing secretary keeping his job Rebecca Long-Bailey’s sacking
