what if we... strip Richard Branson of his... knighthood .. aha ha, just kidding.. unless..?
The businessman said: ‘This would be in the form of a commercial loan – it wouldn’t be free money and the airline would pay it back .
Regarding Sir Branson’s tax status, a Virgin Group spokesperson told Metro.co.uk: ‘Richard bought Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands in 1979 and has lived there for many years.‘Richard spends the vast majority of his time starting not-for-profit ventures and raising millions for charity through speeches and other charitable engagements.
‘The Virgin Group has invested more than £75 million into Virgin Care and neither Richard, nor the Virgin Group have ever taken a penny out of the NHS, nor do they intend to do so.Critics have said he effectively ‘sued the taxpayer’ when Virgin Care sued six clinical commissioning groups The petition also criticises Virgin Money Giving continues to take 4.5% given to the NHS using the platform.
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