Vertu Motors faces revolt over chief executive’s pay

Car dealer Vertu Motors risks investor backlash by proposing bonus for chief executive despite slashing jobs and taking £36m in Government support By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 12 June 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 12 June 2021 Car dealer Vertu Motors has risked an investor backlash by proposing a bonus … Read more

Boohoo’s founder facing shareholder revolt over role in sweatshop scandal

Boohoo’s founder facing shareholder revolt over her role in sweatshop scandal in Leicester supply chain By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 28 May 2021 | Updated: 22:21 BST, 28 May 2021 Boohoo’s founder is facing a shareholder revolt over her role in the sweatshop scandal in the Leicester supply chain.  Shareholder … Read more

FirstGroup facing shareholder revolt over sale of bus division

FirstGroup facing shareholder revolt against plans to flog its yellow school bus division to private equity buyers By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 23 May 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 23 May 2021 FirstGroup is facing a shareholder revolt against plans to flog its yellow school bus division to private equity … Read more

Aston Martin faces investor revolt over boss’s pay

Aston Martin faces investor revolt for handing bonuses to its chief executive after accessing £13m in emergency funds to survive pandemic By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 15 May 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 15 May 2021 Aston Martin faces an investor revolt for handing bonuses to its chief executive after … Read more

Allied Minds hit by major investor revolt over chairman’s pay

Former Woodford stock Allied Minds hit by major investor revolt over chairman’s pay By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 12 May 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 12 May 2021 Pay row: Allied Minds saw 47% of shareholders vote against chairman Harry Rein (pictured) Former Woodford stock Allied Minds has suffered a … Read more

Aviva faces investor revolt after preference shares scandal

Aviva faces investor revolt after angering shareholders by deciding not to claw back fees from directors who oversaw preference shares scandal By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 2 May 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 2 May 2021 Aviva faces an investor revolt this week after angering shareholders by deciding not to … Read more

SNP could save PM from Tory revolt over domestic vaccine passports

The SNP could save Boris Johnson from a growing Tory revolt over domestic vaccine passports as Labour hardened its opposition to the documents.  Some 40 Tory MPs have made clear they are against domestic ‘Covid Status Certification’, warning that introducing the checks in everyday life would create a ‘two tier’ nation.  Labour is also increasingly … Read more

Soho residents revolt over plans for al-fresco drinking and dining

Locals living in Soho are furious over plans for al-fresco drinking and dining, claiming it will create a ‘Magaluf-like’ atmosphere, with the noise forcing them to move out after Covid rules ease on Monday.   Westminster City Council is allowing pubs and restaurants to open tables on the pavement so venues can start operating again under … Read more

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN’S NOTEBOOK: Enough! It’s time to start a changing room revolt

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN (pictured): Eight days to go and changing rooms will be opened for the first time in more than a year. As it happens, changing rooms are one of the few things I haven’t much missed because they are, across the board, terrible Eight days to go and changing rooms will be opened for the … Read more

BBC Radio 3 listeners revolt as service plays Justin Bieber

BBC Radio 3 listeners revolt as service plays Justin Bieber ahead of Nessun Dorma on ‘the home of classical music’ Classical station BBC Radio 3 has played songs by Justin Bieber and Kayne West It is thought to be an attempt to introduce younger audiences to classical music The decision has upset some listeners with … Read more