Lord Lister it seems resigned because he brokered the deal to sell the old Royal Mint site to the Chinese Gov, in his role as non exec director of the FCO, Johnson his then boss. At the time he was paid by two other parties connected to the sale.
Wait for it...
Wait for it...
https://twitter.com/ianbirrell/status/1386221936766750721
The property consultancy brokering the deal on behalf of the Chinese Gov
AND
Delancey, the property consultant acting for the owner, Tory donor vendor, Jamie Ritblat.
SURELY he must have known that was wrong, wrong wrong.
💰 and greed.
AND
Delancey, the property consultant acting for the owner, Tory donor vendor, Jamie Ritblat.
SURELY he must have known that was wrong, wrong wrong.
💰 and greed.
According to @ianbirrell this story comes from the Sunday Times.
If anyone else has more on the story would they add it in?
If anyone else has more on the story would they add it in?
A person acting for the Gov Department - the FCO- as non exec director that appeared to have some sort of lien over the sale took money from people acting for the vendor and also people acting for the purchaser.
SO
A person acting for the Gov Department - the FCO- as non exec director that appeared to have some sort of lien over the sale took money from
-people acting for the vendor AND
-also people acting for the purchaser.
A person acting for the Gov Department - the FCO- as non exec director that appeared to have some sort of lien over the sale took money from
-people acting for the vendor AND
-also people acting for the purchaser.
That lien makes me wonder about the circumstances surrounding the sale to Jamie Ritblat.
Did he owe money to the Gov on the original purchase?
I wonder what underground tunnel networks there might be in the old Royal mint connecting to where? Now owned by the Chinese Gov?
Did he owe money to the Gov on the original purchase?
I wonder what underground tunnel networks there might be in the old Royal mint connecting to where? Now owned by the Chinese Gov?
Are there any security issues here?👆
It reminds me of the sale of the Kensington underground station to Firtash @Turloughc
The Ministry of defence had a lien on that one.
It reminds me of the sale of the Kensington underground station to Firtash @Turloughc
The Ministry of defence had a lien on that one.
If anyone happens to be able to access the Land Registry for the plans (including underground tunnel networks & connectivity and also the terms of the original sale to Ritblat and any liens or covenants attached.
Timescales are of interest.
Timescales are of interest.
And terms of sale to the purchaser on behalf of the Chinese Gov, Delancey.
This very interesting article from 2013 references Jamie Ritblat’s father (also big into property) sharing tables bought by Shore Capital at a Tory Party fundraiser with the Camerons, Johnson sharing a table with exiled Russian banker Borodin, Shestakov (Putin’s judo partner) 
Lots of other ver very very rich people there.
Theresa May was also at a Shore Capital table.
So it would be very interesting to know the timing of the sale of The old Royal Mint, the money involved, loans and how Ritblat came to be the prime contender for that sale.
Theresa May was also at a Shore Capital table.
So it would be very interesting to know the timing of the sale of The old Royal Mint, the money involved, loans and how Ritblat came to be the prime contender for that sale.
Worth reading the article
I wonder if @lukeharding1968 and his co authors or the @TBIJ know more about that sale of the Old Royal Mint to Ritblat junior?
The terms, liens, property plans. And what about Delaney that acted for the Chinese Gov?
theguardian.com/politics/2014/…
I wonder if @lukeharding1968 and his co authors or the @TBIJ know more about that sale of the Old Royal Mint to Ritblat junior?
The terms, liens, property plans. And what about Delaney that acted for the Chinese Gov?
theguardian.com/politics/2014/…
£11bn wealth held between the 449 guests so the Old Royal Mint sale should have needed no help or loans from the taxpayer.
More about Howard Shore in this @TBIJ article re: same 2013 event.
“The 54-year-old City investment banker has donated £499,330 to the Conservatives. Shore has publicly argued for the UK to withdraw from Europe, the slashing of red tape & an outspoken critic of the 50p tax rate.
“The 54-year-old City investment banker has donated £499,330 to the Conservatives. Shore has publicly argued for the UK to withdraw from Europe, the slashing of red tape & an outspoken critic of the 50p tax rate.
Last month (2014) he was a signatory of a letter signed by dozens of leading financial figures calling on the prime minister to ward off attempts by Brussels to regulate the City.
This is how they buy influence
thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2014-0…
This is how they buy influence
thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2014-0…
Jamie Ritblat’s Dad.
Wonder who the source of this information was leading to Lister’s resignation.
It was Lister who stepped into Cummings’ Chief of Staff rôle immediately after he left Downing Street.
It was Lister who stepped into Cummings’ Chief of Staff rôle immediately after he left Downing Street.
The Royal Mint deal was closed in 2018 when Johnson was Foreign Secretary (resigned July 2018) ..I wonder when it started?
Turns out Lester asked Jamie Ritblat to advise on the construction sector last year...and didn’t let on that he was also on Ritblat’s board.
Turns out Lester asked Jamie Ritblat to advise on the construction sector last year...and didn’t let on that he was also on Ritblat’s board.
Some other bits of background here - H/t @Danaiolos
https://twitter.com/danaiolos/status/1386262694639120385
OH! So Delancey , that acted for the Chinese Gov, (and who Lister worked for whilst promoting the purchase to the FCO - whilst on the board of the FCO..and worked for the vendor too) is a developer with fire safety issues.
And the Gov drags its heels on cladding.
And the Gov drags its heels on cladding.
https://twitter.com/luisaporritt/status/1386239878464253953
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