‘MI5 probes Duke spy claims’ and ‘GDP blow to Reeves’
Prince Andrew’s relationship with a Chinese businessman accused of espionage is a major story in most morning newspapers. The Times revealed The Duke invites him Went to Buckingham Palace twice. The newspaper said he also attended official events at St James’s Palace, events at Windsor Castle and a birthday party at the Duke’s Royal Villa. As well as his links to Prince Andrew, the man is believed to have developed a network “at the heart of the British establishment”, the newspaper said.
daily telegraph To quote Zuela Braverman, As Home Secretary, he banned the businessman from entering the UK. She joined other senior Conservatives in asking him to waive his anonymity, arguing that revealing his identity would have a “deterrent effect on others”. The newspaper also reported that security services have opened an investigation into funds provided to Prince Andrew by Chinese donors. Buckingham Palace sources “made their despair known,” the newspaper said. assistants will “Pull out their hair” “Daily Express” said.
The Daily Mirror says The king has been informed MI5 called it an “embarrassing security breach” and was “genuinely outraged” by his brother’s latest scandal. The newspaper said security chiefs were concerned the alleged spy might have provided other agents with access to Prince Andrew’s inner circle.
According to the Daily Mail, The Duke knows Spent 10 years with the alleged spy before severing ties in 2022. “If one judges a man by the companies he owns, Prince Andrew’s record is abysmal,” the newspaper’s editorial said, referring to other scandals in the duke’s past. He said he had received advice from the government He then “ceased all contact with the businessman.”
The Financial Times describes the situation this week growth figures – showing the economy shrank for a second consecutive month – was a “blow” for Chancellor Rachel Reeves. The newspaper said the “bleak” data “highlighted the financial challenges facing Labor” and that the government was still a long way from achieving its “primary mission” of economic growth.
The Telegraph has interview with a leading neuroscientist. Professor Sir John Hardy, who first discovered the link between protein accumulation in the brain and the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. He told the newspaper that Alzheimer’s drugs should be prescribed “like statins” to prevent dementia, with routine blood tests to monitor protein levels before age 60.
A Church of England minister who was invited to deliver a nativity talk at a Hampshire primary school has been charged with “Ruining Christmas”. Pupils aged 10 and 11 at Lee Primary School in Solent were left “sobbing” after their pastor suggested it might have been their parents – not Santa Claus – who ate the food they left out at Christmas, The Times reported. eve. Furious mums and dads complained to teachers, who said they were doing everything they could to “bring back the magic”.
