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    • Wednesday, 24 June, 2020
      UK politics & policy
      Government releases documents on Jenrick approval of Desmond project

      Attempt to defuse what minister called ‘wild accusations’ over Westferry development

    • Thursday, 11 June, 2020
      UK politics & policy
      Cabinet minister faces inquiry over £1bn Docklands scheme approval

      Questions from MPs over communities secretary’s backing of plan 2 weeks before developer donated £12,000 to party

    • Sunday, 31 May, 2020
      UK business & economy
      Jenrick authorised property scheme after lobbying

      Businessman Richard Desmond spoke to minister about Westferry Printworks during party fundraiser

    • Tuesday, 16 July, 2019
      The National Lottery
      Camelot: raising top prize bar on other lotteries will hit charities

      National Lottery operator says rivals have an unfair advantage and are less regulated

    • Friday, 9 February, 2018
      Newspaper industry
      Trinity Mirror clinches £127m deal to buy Express

      Richard Desmond says sale gives newspaper titles ‘a better chance’

    • Friday, 9 February, 2018
      Newspaper industry
      Trinity Mirror agrees £127m deal for Richard Desmond’s Express

      Deal is one of the biggest shake-ups in UK newspaper industry in more than a decade

    • Friday, 15 December, 2017
      Media
      Trinity Mirror expects decline in print revenues for 2017
    • Monday, 13 November, 2017
      LombardMatthew Vincent
      Desmond’s planned lottery bid challenges Camelot’s winning streak

      A once-a-decade tendering process is far from optimal

    • Sunday, 12 November, 2017
      News in-depthUK politics lobbying
      Richard Desmond gears up for National Lottery battle

      Express owner plans Camelot challenge as his rival game struggles to break even

    • Monday, 9 October, 2017
      Newspaper industry
      Trinity Mirror posts further decline in revenues
    • Saturday, 23 September, 2017
      News in-depthEuropean companies
      Metro sale mooted as online rivals leave their imprint

      Potential buyers consider bid for DMGT title amid signs of long overdue deals in UK

    • Friday, 22 September, 2017
      US & Canadian companies
      Time to sell UK publisher of NME, Country Life and TV Times

      Group to also sell majority stake in US magazine Essence, Sunset and Coastal Living

    • Friday, 8 September, 2017
      Newspaper industry
      Desmond seeks to offload Express burden to Trinity Mirror

      Demanding proprietor continues retreat from struggling world of print

    • Friday, 8 September, 2017
      Newspaper industry
      Trinity Mirror in talks to acquire Express

      Deal would be biggest shake-up to UK newspaper industry for more than a decade

    • Friday, 8 September, 2017
      FT AlphavilleSiona Jenkins
      Opening Quote: Trinity Mirror in talks to buy Express Newspapers
    • Friday, 8 September, 2017
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Trinity Mirror in talks to acquire Express
    • Monday, 16 January, 2017
      Newspaper industry
      Daily Mail deals blow to newspaper collaboration efforts

      Publisher walks away from talks over joint advertising sales initiative

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2017
      Newspaper industry
      UK newspaper crisis drives Trinity Mirror/Express talks

      Rivals explore closer collaboration in face of fast declining print advertising

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2017
      LombardUK retail results
      Supermarkets’ festive recipe offers foretaste of full-year sales

      Morrisons reports strongest Christmas sales growth in seven years

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2017
      UK companies
      Trinity Mirror confirms talks over Express stake
    • Monday, 9 January, 2017
      Newspaper industry
      Trinity Mirror confirms talks over Express stake

      Longtime rival press groups look at working together

    • Friday, 1 April, 2016
      UK companies
      Richard Desmond strips porn from his portfolio

      UK media mogul to focus on newspapers and lottery business

    • Tuesday, 15 December, 2015
      UK business & economy
      Daily Mirror looks at launching cheaper tabloid newspaper

      New publication would seek to replicate the success of i, a stripped-down version of the Independent

    • Friday, 12 June, 2015
      Brexit
      Ukip donor Richard Desmond unsure over EU exit

      Daily Express owner undecided on party’s main policy ahead of referendum expected next year

    • Friday, 12 June, 2015
      Lunch with the FT
      Lunch with the FT: Richard Desmond

      Over a bottle of Château Palmer at Coq d’Argent, the media mogul calls the prime minister ‘rude’, swears vigorously and talks about what to do with a billion pounds in cash

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