Golden visa scheme: What was it and how it led to 'dirty money' in the UK

18 February 2022 by Sarah Jones

Is Priti Patel married? Husband of the Home Secretary is a Conservative councillor in London

The UK Government have finally closed their ‘golden visa’ scheme amid claims it was increasingly being used for money laundering and other illicit activity. Home secretary, Priti Patel, announced in a statement that the scheme would end immediately to help stop “corrupt elites who threaten our national security and push dirty money around our cities”. … Read more

'We have to manage, there's no rainy day money' Residents forced to live in 'freezing' flats with rising energy bills now face rent hike

9 February 2022 by Sarah Jones

Social housing tenants have called their rent increase a “scandal” after having to live in ‘freezing’ conditions since flammable cladding was removed from their blocks of flats. The nine blocks of flats owned by Salford Council but managed by Pendleton together have faced many problems over the years. The flammable cladding was removed from the … Read more