Tony Blair secured a deal to represent Kazakhstan after meeting billionaire Labour donor Lakshmi Mittal in the corruption-plagued country, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. The Deputy Prime Minister increased tensions within the Government over EU policy by writing a provocative newspaper article which described the aims of Tory Eurosceptics as ‘economic suicide’ and ruling out a ‘head-first’ harge towards greater political independence for the UK. The Germans are celebrating the discovery of a £48 billion ‘bonus’ lurking undetected in one of its bailed-out banks. The 58-year-old former Business Secretary bought the property in Regent’s Park, North London, for £2.4 million in 2006, before selling it for £3m at the end of last month. Beneath swathes of the UK lie billions of pounds worth of shale gas. And now we can get to it. David Rose reports on how the recession (and wind turbines) may soon be just a bad memory. Andrew Rosenfeld, one of Britain’s richest men with a fortune of more than £100 million, has become Mr Miliband’s biggest private backer after donating £1 million to the party. But last night the Labour leader was facing embarrassing scrutiny after it was revealed Rosenfield has bought an £8.5 million London house in cash – while his former home in Geneva can be rented for more than £16,000 a month. ...read
Tony Blair, the billionaire donor Lakshmi Mittal... and a major deal in Kazakhstan
Clegg widens Coalition rift as he slams 'suicidal' Tory Eurosceptics
A £48bn windfall for Germans - but euro worries grow as Italian economy weakens
What financial downturn? Mandelson shows how to play the property
game with £600k profit
Our coal industry is in tatters and the gas is running out. Is there an alternative? Incredibly, there really is
Squeezed middle? Miliband's new adviser
buys mansion for £8.5million... in CASH
Sunday, 30 October 2011
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