Allegation Jenrick Initially Hid Contact With Westferry Developer From Officials

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick is under continued pressure regarding his decision to approve a £1bn east London housing scheme, after a Sunday newspaper reported he overruled officials’ objections without revealing having had contact with the developer, a high-profile Tory party donor. The Sunday Times reported that officials “begged” Jenrick not to approve the 1,500-home Westferry Printworks scheme, despite not knowing that he had had dinner with the developer, billionaire media mogul Richard Desmond. Read more on Housing Today.

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