we just want to have worked with mr ashcroft, who dear, dear, dear about, i worked with mr ashcroft,ed with mr ashcroft, who dear, dear, dear about, i don't know, 200 times. lord ashcroft‘s lawyers later said that i had started shouting something at him, by which time, lord ashcroft had walked away and heard nothing. lord ashcroft did not have a clue as to what was being said to him. there's one last lord ashcroft revelation: after the scandal of 2010, he continued to sit in the house of lords. it seemed he'd finally become an ordinary taxpayer for good. but this document about his tax status reveals he didn't. it says: —— it said that his true domicile is belize. once again, we had all been misled. true domicile is belize. once again, we had all been misledlj true domicile is belize. once again, we had all been misled. i think it's very important that people who play a role in our public life is our straightforward about their dealings. i think it's a major political explosion. it will raise huge questions about notjust the conservatives but also the house of lords. so, what about a

so we just want to have a word with mr ashcroft. about, i dunno, about 200 times. lord ashcroft‘s lawyers later said that i started shouting something at him, by which time lord ashcroft had walked away and heard nothing. "lord ashcroft did not have a clue as to what was being said to him." there's one last lord ashcroft revelation. after the scandal of 2010, he continued to sit in the house of lords. it seemed he had finally become an ordinary taxpayer for good. but this document about his tax status reveals he didn't. it says lord ashcroft‘s true domicile is belize. it's legal but, once again, we'd all been mislead. i think it's very important that people who play a role in our public life are straightforward about their dealings. i think it's a major political explosion. it will raise huge questions about notjust the conservatives but also the house of lords. so what about appleby, the company that oversaw lord ashcroft‘s trusts? they say "appleby does not specialise in tax and would play no role in advising the tax advantages or

the investigation, or hounded as several viewers saw it, were actors from mrs brown's boys, conservative party donor lord ashcrofte secretary wilbur ross and formula 1 driver lewis hamilton. the latter case prompted sandra lipscomb to record this video. i was really incensed the other morning, listening about lewis hamilton and his avoidance of vat. all of us, no matter who we are, it's human nature. if we can save a few pennies, we will. why aren't they going, or you going after the likes of these financial experts, who are being paid lots of money by celebrities to help save them money? and also, hmrc. they need some whizzkids to sort out these loopholes. with me now to explore coverage of the paradise papers story is james stephenson, news editor for bbc news. welcome to newswatch. we kept hearing the phrase "none of this is illegal", so who exactly were you targeting in this investigation? well, it's perhaps worth saying that, as you and many of your listeners will know, this was an enormous project over a long timespan and only began with the leak of the documents. after that, there was a great deal of journ

the investigation, or hounded as several viewers saw it, were actors from mrs brown's boys, conservative party donor lord ashcroft his avoidance of vat. all of us, no matter who we are, it's human nature. if we can save a few pennies, we will. why aren't they going, or you going after the likes of these financial experts, who are being paid lots of money by celebrities to help save them money? and also, hmrc. they need some whizzkids to sort out these loopholes. with me now to explore coverage of the paradise papers story is james stephenson, news editor for bbc news. welcome to newswatch. we kept hearing the phrase "none of this is illegal", so who exactly were you targeting in this investigation? well, it's perhaps worth saying that, as you and many of your listeners will know, this was an enormous project over a long timespan and only began with the leak of the documents. after that, there was a great deal of journalistic work to sift through and identify stories that we should be doing, and notjust do stories because names were found in papers. we applied a very rigorous public interest test above and beyond

mr ross told us that none of the funds he managed ever owned a majority of navigator's shares and he never met timchenko. there are revelations closer to home. i, michael, lord ashcrofthe party, but what we found in the files could leave him facing a tax bill of tens of millions — a series of payments totalling around £200 million were made to him from a trust in bermuda. to avoid tax on those payments, the trust, called punta gorda, must act independently. if lord ashcroft avoided the rules, he could face a big bill from the tax man. e—mails seen by us suggest a rising sense of frustration from the trustees that lord ashcroft was not playing by the rules. it looks like lord ashcroft was controlling the trust and expecting trustees to rubber—stamp his decisions. i'm richard bilton, i work for panorama... he didn't answer written questions, so i caught up with him at the tory conference. did you have tens of millions in an offshore trust that you secretly controlled, sir? did that mean you could avoid millions in tax? why don't you talk to me? it would be great to hear your view. it was the punta gorda trust. his lawyers had said that i had started shouting something

mr ross told us none of the funds he managed ever owned a majority of navigator‘s shares and he never met timchenko. there are revelations closer to home. i, michael, lord ashcrofte millions to the party. but what we found in the files could leave him facing a tax bill of tens of millions. a series of payments totalling around $200 million were made to him from a trust in bermuda. to avoid tax on those payments, the trust, called punta gorda, must act independently. if lord ashcroft avoided the rules, and was making decisions, he could face a big bill from the taxman. e—mails seen by us suggest a rising sense of frustration amongst the trustees that lord ashcroft was not playing by the rules. it looks like lord ashcroft was controlling the trust and expecting the trustees to rubber—stamp his decisions. hi. i‘m richard bilton. i work for panorama. he didn‘t answer written questions, so i caught up with him at the tory conference. did you have tens of millions in an offshore trust that you secretly controlled, sir? did that mean that you could avoid millions in tax through that trust? lord ashcroft, why don‘t you talk to me, it would be great to hear your view. it

mr ross told us none of the funds he managed ever owned a majority of navigator's shares and he never met timchenko. there are revelations closer to home. i, michael, lord ashcroftroft was tory deputy chairman and gave millions to the party. but what we found in the files could leave him facing a tax bill of tens of millions. a series of payments totalling around $200 million were made to him from a trust in bermuda. to avoid tax on those payments, the trust, called punta gorda, must act independently. if lord ashcroft avoided the rules, and was making decisions, he could face a big bill from the taxman. e—mails seen by us suggest a rising sense of frustration amongst the trustees that lord ashcroft was not playing by the rules. it looks like lord ashcroft was controlling the trust and expecting the trustees to rubber—stamp his decisions. hi. i'm richard bilton. i work for panorama. he didn't answer written questions, so i caught up with him at the tory conference. did you have tens of millions in an offshore trust that you secretly controlled, sir? did that mean that you could avoid millions in tax through that trust? lord ashcroft, why don't you talk to me, it

mr ross told us that none of the funds he managed ever owned a majority of navigator shares and he never met the russian. there are revelations closer to home. i, michael lord ashcroft was tory deputy chairman and gave millions to the party. but what we found in the files could leave him facing a tax bill of tens of millions. a series of payments totalling around $200 million were made to him from a trust in bermuda. to avoid tax on those payments, the trust must act independently. if lord ashcroft ignored the rules and made decisions, he could face a big bill from the taxman. e—mails seen by us suggest a rising sense of frustration among the trustees that lord ashcroft was not playing by the rules. it looks like lord ashcroft was controlling the trust and expecting the trustees to rubber—stamp his decisions. i am richard, i work for panorama. he wouldn't answer written questions so i caught up with him at the tory party conference. do you have an offshore trust with tens of millions that you secretly control? why don't you just talk to me? it'd be great to hear your view. dear, dear, dear. is that your response. his lawyers later said that i had started shouting so

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