Gupta raids rock devolved parliaments

Throughout the past three years, both Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford have never been shy about taking a swing at Boris Johnson. Whether it be pandemic restrictions or Brexit negotiations, the SNP and Labour first ministers are among the first to stick the boot into their London counterpart in their haste to distance themselves from those dreadfully corrupt Tories. So Mr S was amused to see that for all their proclamations about the superiority of the squeaky-clean systems at Holyrood and Cardiff Bay, both administrations have now been dragged into the unfolding scandal around Liberty Steel.

The firm, which is run by the controversial tycoon Sanjeev Gupta, yesterday had its premises raised by the Serious Fraud Office which is demanding information about suspected fraud and money laundering by Liberty’s parent company GFG Alliance. GFG employs about 35,000 people in businesses including energy, steel and trading, with Gupta coming under scrutiny after the collapse of GFG’s main lender Greensill Capital collapsed. It