SIMON WALTERS: Boris Johnson’s personal finances? They’re as orderly as his hair

The decision by the Commons Committee on Standards is a relief for Boris Johnson – and a victory over Westminster’s ‘sleazebuster’ Kathryn Stone. Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Miss Stone, who had investigated the Prime Minister’s 2019 holiday with then-fiancee Carrie Symonds to the Caribbean island, had ruled that Boris broke the rules that say MPs must … Read more

Finance boss at Liberty Steel claims he was in the dark over finances

Finance boss at struggling Liberty Steel claims he was in the dark over company finances By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:25 BST, 22 June 2021 | Updated: 22:25 BST, 22 June 2021 Liberty Steel’s chief financial officer was unable to answer questions from MPs about the company’s balance sheet A finance boss at … Read more

Bethenny Frankel questions Jackie ‘O’ Henderson’s finances

‘Why is she so rich if she doesn’t do anything?’ Bethenny Frankel questions Jackie ‘O’ Henderson’s finances after Kyle Sandilands reveals that her radio salary has made her a millionaire By J. Peterson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:47 BST, 12 May 2021 | Updated: 03:47 BST, 12 May 2021 Bethenny Frankel is a multimedia … Read more

Perilous state of Virgin Atlantic’s finances laid bare

Perilous state of Virgin Atlantic’s finances laid bare as it battles to open its key US routes this summer By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 8 May 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 8 May 2021 The perilous state of Virgin Atlantic’s finances have been laid bare in new documents as it … Read more

Do you have a negative money ‘mindset’ that is harming your finances?

One in six people have healthy finances and a positive ‘mindset’ towards money, while a smaller but comparable number lack either, new research reveals. Most adults could improve their financial wellbeing by giving thought to what makes them happiest, considering how their future self might want to live, and resisting making unrealistic comparisons with wealthier … Read more

How the crash hit our cash: What DID Covid do to Britain’s finances? 

Record low interest rates, a stock market crash, soaring unemployment, a turbo-charged property market and more savings than ever in the bank.  There has never been a year quite like it for our household finances.  Here, Money Mail looks at the winners and losers of a rollercoaster 12 months…  When Britain rode the rollercoaster: There has … Read more

Carrie Symonds’s zoo charity calls in lawyers to probe finances, writes GUY ADAMS

When Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds decided it was time to administer a shot in the arm to their personal finances, they explored a couple of options. One, revealed by the Mail this week, was to create a new prime ministerial charity, which would help cover some costs that have left many modern occupants of … Read more

Big business ready to swallow ‘bitter pill’ of tax hikes to help rebuild Britain’s finances

Big business ready to swallow ‘bitter pill’ of tax hikes to help rebuild Britain’s finances By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 4 March 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 4 March 2021 Big businesses are grudgingly accepting a higher tax burden as they prepare to play their part in rebuilding Britain’s finances … Read more

Tory tax civil war as William Hague and Philip Hammond BOTH back hikes to heal public finances

The Tory civil war over tax rages today after Boris Johnson hinted fuel duty will be frozen in tomorrow’s Budget – but Lord Hague warned that taxes will have to rise to heal the public finances. The PM signalled that Rishi Sunak will avoid raising the levy on petrol and diesel as he insisted the economic … Read more

Covid black hole in public finances ‘is less bad than feared’ thanks to vaccine surge

Rishi Sunak could have more wriggle room than feared in his Budget this week amid claims the stunning vaccine rollout has resulted in upgraded growth prospects. The Chancellor has been dropping heavy hints that he will raise taxes in his crucial financial package on Wednesday, stressing the need to fill the black hole left by … Read more