Spain’s People’s party hit by alleged multimillion cash-for-favours scandal pred 8 urami in 9 minutami Claims involve former finance minister Cristóbal Montoro and dealings with gas and other energy companiesJust when Spain’s opposition People’s party thought it had the socialist government of Pedro Sánchez on the ropes over a series of corruption scandals, it has been hit by a controversy of its own over alleged trafficking of influences by Cristóbal Montoro, the former finance minister.It is alleged that Montoro established the “economic team”, a lawyer’s office linked to the finance ministry, which took kickbacks from gas and other energy companies in return for favourable government policy. It is claimed that between 2008 and 2015 Montoro and 27 other accused, among them senior treasury officials, were paid at least €11m (£9.5m) by big energy companies. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘I am extremely sad’: celebrities react to the end of Stephen Colbert’s Late Show pred 8 urami in 12 minutami Ben Stiller, Rachel Zegler and Judd Apatow and others disappointment at decision to axe long-running showThe end of Stephen Colbert’s Late Show is a concerning nail in the coffin for comedyCelebrities have expressed disappointment and anger at the controversial decision to end the long-running Late Show, bringing an end to host Stephen Colbert’s award-winning tenure.The late-night comedy show has been on CBS for 33 years and the news arrived just days after Colbert called out the network’s parent company Paramount for settling a “frivolous” lawsuit with Donald Trump for $16m. Paramount is seeking approval for a $8.4bn merger with Skydance, a company ran by David Ellison, son of close Trump ally Larry Ellison. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
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