Robert Jenrick ‘regrets’ close contact with tycoon whose £1bn development he approved by overruling officials
ROBERT Jenrick has admitted he "regrets" the close contact he had with a tycoon whose £1bn development he overruled officials to approve.Robert Jenrick gave the green-light to a billion pound development after sitting next to the owner at a fundraiserBut the under-fire Cabinet minister stood by his decision and blasted allegations of bias as "extremely unfair and a wilful misreading of events".
He told the Commons: “This could've been handled differently. I regret that I was sat next to the applicant at a dinner in November. He added: "With hindsight it would've been better not to have exchanged text messages with the applicant." Mr Jenrick also defended making the call one day before a new local levy came into force that would have cost Mr Desmond an extra £50 million.Man, 20, killed in 'gang attack' after crash as boy, 15, is held in leafy townBaby 'has its throat cut' as cops quiz woman on suspicion of murderExclusiveFive-bed mansion where jealous husband killed wife on sale for £3.25m
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