Jo Hamilton, 66, was falsely accused of stealing £36,000 from a village shop in South Warnborough, Hampshire, and eventually pleaded guilty to false accounting in fear of going to jail.
The NCA is probing the transaction which was made into the 52-year-old’s Coutts bank account as part of its investigation over allegations of fraud and bribery surrounding PPE Medpro.
Critics branded the charges a ‘tax on caring’ and accused ministers of failing to deliver on a Tory manifesto pledge to end the unfair fees.
The Duke and Duchess of York walked behind senior royals as crowds lined the road outside the St Mary Magdalene Church for the traditional Christmas Day service on the Norfolk estate.
Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles is expected to step down from the top job following revelations she holds undisclosed shares in a company at the helm of a controversial mine.
The former Conservative peer and her billionaire husband gave a ‘car crash’ TV interview this weekend in which she admitted she stands to benefit from a PPE deal with the Government.
Mr Sunak’s majority was wiped out as MPs voted last night by 246 to 242 in favour of the proposal. It marks his first Commons defeat as PM and the first defeat on a whipped vote since 2019.
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