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UKIP leader says he would support bringing Tommy Robinson into the party

Gerard Batten has said he would support bringing Tommy Robinson into the party, but that it isn’t likely to happen in the near future. Speaking ahead of the UKIP 2018 conference the newly elected party leader confirmed Robinson could be given a route into mainstream politics. In a Sky News interview he denied courting the far right before confirming previous statements that he would welcome Robinson into the party. The comments come just days after Batten attended an anti-Muslim march...

“Ten years on bankers still behaving with scant regard for law“ Danske Bank money-laundering scandal

Danske Bank Chief Executive Thomas Borgen has quit after he was embroiled in a huge money-laundering scam. An investigation into the bank’s dealings discovered a potential £177bn fiddle through its Estonian operation,between 2007 and 2015. The Danish bank said many of those payments were suspicious. Mr Borgen said: "Even though the investigation conducted by the external law firm concludes that I have lived up to my legal obligations, I believe that it is best for all parties that I resign."...

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