£100million Tory Rebel Adam Afriyie In A Fine Mess
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£100million Tory rebel Adam Afriyie in a fine mess after failing to file his company's accounts
By Richard Kay for the Daily Mail
Published: 02:58 GMT, 11 October 2013 | Updated: 08:45 GMT, 11 October 2013
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The man who has designs on David Cameron's job, MP Adam Afriyie, has been fined for not filing his company's accounts on time
With a ten-bedroom house in division bell distance from the Commons, a fortune of up to £100 million and suspected of coveting David Cameron's job, it is perhaps understandable that Tory smoothie Adam Afriyie might be too busy to notice he was not managing one of his companies according to the rules.
Indeed Afriyie, 48 — dubbed Britain's Barack Obama — has been handed an automatic fine for failing to file accounts for his company, Connect Support Services.
The figures should have been lodged at Companies House by June 30. But the MP, who has been demanding an in-out EU referendum before the next election and was last night a guest on the BBC's Question Time, has not filed details for If you adored this short article and you would certainly such as to obtain more info relating to ghana u20 vs kindly visit the web page. the company since July 2 last year.
Those accounts detail the company performance in the year to the end of September 2011, which means the last available information is two years old.
Connect Support Services, founded in 1993, provides computer facilities and management activities. It is a subsidiary of another of Afriyie's companies, u20 canada soccer canadian fastball Axxon, and its last accounts show it made a profit of £42,343 compared with £151,031 the previous year.
Companies House says: ‘Late filing penalties were introduced in 1992 to encourage directors of limited companies to file their accounts on time because they must provide this statutory information for the public record.'
A letter notifying the company of a fine is automatically sent out — the fines depend on the length of time the accounts are overdue, rising from £150 for less than a month to £1,500 for longer than six months.
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Although some might say it is a mere error, the omission will be an embarrassment for dapper Afriyie, who has designs to be Cameron's replacement.
Earlier this year, it was revealed that he had taken a second mortgage out on his £4 million home in his Windsor constituency after remortgaging his Westminster pile.
The figures should have been lodged at Companies House by June 30. But the MP, who has been demanding an in-out EU referendum before the next election has not filed details for the company since July 2 last year
There was speculation it was to help fund a leadership challenge.
In 2009, the twice-married Afriyie was discomfited when an aide sent an email to correct a profile in PR Week magazine.
It claimed its report saying he was worth £13 million was a ‘significant understatement'.
How Louise wooed Hollywood
Louise Linton has left behind her Scottish roots to pursue a career in Hollywood. The star has been seen stepping out with Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep
Ambitious actress Louise Linton swapped her comfortable life in a Scottish castle to seek fame as a Hollywood star.
‘I know I must be mad but I am quite thick-skinned and am very determined,' says Louise at a banquet to celebrate the Scottish Fashion Awards in the West End.
Louise, 27, starred in a TV movie about Prince William's courtship of Kate Middleton — she played the fictional best friend of the Duchess of Cambridge.
‘I've moved on since then and I'm up for a lot more roles,' Louise, who has appeared with Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep, tells me.
‘I'm also doing other things like learning to fly and studying law so I don't get much time to have a gentleman friend in my life.
'I'm single but three days ago I met a Hollywood producer I quite fancy, so who knows what will happen,' she says.
Born in Edinburgh, Louise was brought up at Melville Castle, former home of the Dundas family, which is now run as a hotel by her brother David.
And she was educated at Tony Blair's alma mater, Fettes College.
‘I'm very proud I've just been asked to be a trustee at Fettes — not even Blair got that,' Louise adds.
Caring Camilla's back on track
Classical singer Camilla Kerslake is back touring after taking a year off from performing to look after her mother Deborah, who was seriously ill with breast cancer
Classical singer Camilla Kerslake is enjoying getting back on the road after taking a year off to look after her poorly mum.
Camilla, who recently bought a South London flat with her boyfriend, England rugby captain Chris Robshaw, had to give up £250,000-worth of bookings to care for her psychotherapist mother, Deborah, when she became seriously ill with breast cancer.
‘It hasn't been easy,' says Camilla.
‘Thank God Chris has been the breadwinner and supported me emotionally and financially helping make it all possible.'
And now Camilla is touring with classical band Blake and a choir she and her mother have formed consisting of fellow cancer sufferers in aid of the Breast Cancer Campaign, with a single on the way.
As for her love life, Camilla, who was brought up in New Zealand till the age of ten, adds: ‘Chris and I have been together for three years now — there's still no ring but we are very happy!'
Considering the array of talent watching on, it was certainly brave of Susanna Warren to sing.
To do so in front of her former love and his new squeeze and to choose Adele's Someone Like You was even gutsier.
So it was appropriate that the applause for Susanna, whose father John Warren is the Queen's racing manager, was led by ex-boyfriend and royal pal Guy Pelly, who is dating arts graduate Elizabeth Wilson.
Others performing at Morton's in Mayfair for The Children's Trust included Natalie Coyle, Sixties star Mike d'Abo and Nicky Haslam.
Princess Anne's absence — and possibly that of Prince Andrew — from the christening of Prince George will come as little surprise to students of royal baptisms.
In 1984 there was surprise that Anne was not included on the list of six godparents chosen for Prince Harry.
On the day Anne was said to have a ‘long-standing private engagement'.
Others suggested a rift between her and Princess Diana.
Apropos George's christening, two names whispered in palace corridors as possible godparents are Lady Sarah Chatto and Princess Beatrice, which would let Andrew off the hook.
Christening: Princess Anne and Prince Andrew will not be present at the Christening of Prince George (pictured with parents the Duke and Ghana U20 u20 canada soccer vs gambia u20 canada soccer Duchess of Cambridge)
One figure pleased at the promotion of Esther McVey to Employment Minister in the reshuffle is the Duke of York.
Prince Andrew took a shine to the former GMTV reporter before she stood as an MP after meeting her at a charity event, and invited her out.
‘She had a couple of dinners with Andrew in his private apartment at Buckingham Palace,' recalls a friend.
‘But what she really remembered was not the candlelight nor the Prince's charm, but going for a spin in Andrew's car and him producing a zapper which changed the colour of the traffic lights. Now that did impress her!'
Union boss Len McCluskey burnished his man of the Left credentials by attending the play Karl Marx In Soho at the tiny Calder bookshop and theatre near Waterloo station.
‘It's a very small venue and only seats about 40,' says a fellow theatre-goer.
‘The play is the story of the ghost of Marx returning to earth to answer his critics, living in abject poverty with his long suffering wife, u20 ghana vs nigeria today time who transcribes his illegible handwriting and the agony of boils on his bottom.
‘McCluskey posed for a photo with the actor who plays Marx and every member of the audience got a copy of The Communist Manifesto.' Fancy . . .
Man of the left: Union boss Len McCluskey atteneded the play Karl Marx in London
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BBC arts chief Alan Yentob attended his boss Lord Hall's keynote speech this week in a pair of Nike trainers.
Yet some of Yentob's colleagues point out that his footwear was entirely in keeping with Hall's desire to return the BBC to its Reithian values: to inform, educate and entertain.
Says a source: ‘By wearing Nike, Alan "informed" us that he thinks he's still cool at 66; he "educated" us by reminding us his £330,000 salary is high enough to pay for what looked like ridiculously expensive trainers when many at the BBC face uncertainty; and he "entertained" us because he looked so ludicrous it was hard not to laugh at him.'
