He never did, so he was called in for an interview with detectives.Unfortunately, Desmond Johnson’s body was found by his friend and coworkers. Desmond was born on February … He would have made an estimated £120 million from the expanded development on the opposite side of Millwall Dock from where his X-rated TV channels were based; the porn stations were sold four years ago and completed his withdrawal from the adult entertainment market.In March, Tower Hamlets launched a legal challenge against Robert Jenrick’s decision on the basis it had been ‘influenced by a desire to help the developer to avoid a financial liability’ (the community levy).Westferry Printworks is where his newspapers, including the Daily Express and Daily Star (sold two years ago), rolled off the presses. Love Joseph, Bethan, Tracy, Denise, Stephen and grandchildren. The project, he argued, would provide badly needed homes and continue the regeneration of one London’s most deprived boroughs, which has been transformed over the years.The comments below have not been moderated. ‘I have huge concerns about a Government minister attending a fundraising dinner with a developer five weeks in advance of granting his scheme planning permission, as well as the developer making a donation.Might the reason be that the Prime Minister had opened the door to Richard Desmond and his plans for the Westferry Printworks in the first place?There was fierce opposition to the Westferry scheme from the start, with new mayor Sadiq Khan raising concerns about the impact on the area’s stretched local transport network, London City airport objecting to the height of the tallest towers (not far from flight paths), and councillors demanding more affordable homes.Whatever Desmond’s intentions might have been, was it appropriate for the Mayor of London to meet him in such circumstances?Secondly, he gave the go-ahead just 24 hours before changes introduced by Tower Hamlets to what is known as the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), which requires developers to fund new schools and transport improvements, as well as other facilities necessary to support additional homes and businesses.In this case, that would have cost Desmond’s company, Northern & Shell, between £30 and £50 million had the plans not been approved prior to the deadline.The saga which culminated in that intriguing donation actually began nearly ten years ago — in 2011 — when the old printworks closed its doors and Desmond moved to a new printing base in Luton.More flats, after all, equalled more money.
Boris Johnson, billionaire Richard Desmond and a £120million property deal fast becoming a towering scandal. Deputies said they drove the route Johnson was known to skateboard on his way to work at McDonald’s twice. DESMOND "BIG D" MONTROSE JOHNSON, 34 LAKELAND - Mr. Desmond Montrose Johnson, 34, died 10/22/11 in Lakeland, Florida. Mr Jenrick sat next to Richard Desmond at a Tory fundraising dinner (in November) at the Carlton Club in St James’s, alongside Northern & Shell’s commercial director and senior figures from the project’s construction partners.In real life Westferry Printworks is owned by Richard Desmond. On January 28, Desmond made his £12,000 donation to the Conservative party. They met again in January 2016.The reason we are telling you this is because Richard Desmond, and the Westferry Printworks, are at the centre of an unfolding scandal which may yet cost Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick — a familiar face on the daily coronavirus briefings — his job and has also embroiled Boris Johnson himself.The scandal may yet cost Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick — a familiar face on the daily coronavirus briefings — his jobThere are at least three reasons why Mr Jenrick’s decision is so controversial. ‘My wife [a corporate lawyer] and I have both worked jolly hard.’Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has given the luxury Westferry Printworks the go-aheadMore damaging is the fact that the scandal plays into the hands of opponents who claim that, despite the sweeping electoral gains in Labour’s heartlands, the Conservatives remain a party for the rich and powerful; that there is one rule for their wealthy friends and another for everyone else. Obituaries & obituary notices in London. Mr Jenrick provoked further criticism this week when he sent a junior minister to the Despatch Box in his place to answer questions about the controversy.The Express, the article pointed out, was a Labour title when Desmond bought it 20 years ago and he then donated £100,000 to the Labour party at about the time the initial takeover was cleared by the then industry secretary Stephen Byers.Mr Jenrick pointed out that his grammar school education was proof that he was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth. It’s the plot of a political thriller, isn’t it?The affair has caused a storm at Westminster.