David Pegg

1 week ago | msn.com | David Pegg |Henry Dyer

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1 week ago | theguardian.com | David Pegg

Church of England proposals for church courts to automatically be held in secret should be reconsidered, a parliamentary committee has warned. The clergy conduct measure is intended to propose the existing clergy disciplinary measure, which has been extensively criticised for failing to tackle allegations of serious or sexual misconduct against clergy.

2 months ago | theguardian.com | David Pegg |Edward Siddons

Queen Elizabeth II’s private solicitor spent eight years helping to manage the offshore wealth of the uncle of the recently deposed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, an investigation has established. Rifaat al-Assad became known as the “butcher of Hama” after allegations he played a key role in a massacre of thousands of Syrians at the city of Hama in 1982. In 2024, Switzerland formally charged him with war crimes.

2 months ago | thebureauinvestigates.com | Ed Siddons |David Pegg

Queen Elizabeth’s private solicitor spent eight years helping to manage the offshore wealth of an alleged war criminal, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) and the Guardian can reveal. Rifaat al-Assad, uncle of former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, is known as the “butcher of Hama” due to longstanding allegations that he played a key role in the 1982 massacre of tens of thousands of Syrians. In 2024, Switzerland formally charged him with war crimes.

Dec 18, 2024 | theguardian.com | David Pegg

Prince Andrew is in trouble again, this time for meeting a businessman who has denied spying for China. In parliament, it has sparked fears about how far the British establishment has been infiltrated by spies. In Beijing, there has been outrage. For Prince Andrew, it has led to him missing Christmas dinner at Sandringham with the rest of the royal family. It is fair to say the accusation that the Chinese businessman Yang Tengbo has been spying for China has caused a serious stir.