The ­billionaire retail boss was fuming because our showbiz column in the Daily Mirror had revealed the details of his secret 55th birthday party in the Maldives. He ended the call screaming: “You better figure out how you’re going to f***ing fix this”, before slamming down the phone. What we do know is that Arcadia –which owns Topshop, Miss Selfridge, Evans and Wallis, among others – has gone bust. The loss of these retail giants is a huge tragedy for the thousands of people facing a Christmas with no work. From March to the end of July, the Government has spent £18bn alone awarding contracts to support its response to Covid-19.

Source: Daily Mirror December 02, 2020 19:53 UTC