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• Ed Davey accuses care home trustee of embezzlement amid watchdog inquiry

  25-02-2026 19:34
  Lib Dem leader says crisis at William Blake House is ‘one of my worst nightmares’ after Guardian revealed inquiry into financesEd Davey has accused a trustee of a learning disability care home of embezzlement and called for watchdogs to take over the charity to resolve a crisis he described as “one my worst nightmares”.The Liberal Democrat leader’s intervention at prime minister’s questions came hours after the Guardian revealed the Charity Commission had open
  
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• Charity watchdog opens inquiry into running of care home for vulnerable adults

  25-02-2026 08:00
  William Blake House paid its chair £1m in fees and is weeks away from possible closure over £1.6m in unpaid tax billCharity watchdogs have launched a formal inquiry into the management of a learning disability care home that paid its chair £1m in fees and is just five weeks away from possible closure over a £1.6m unpaid tax bill.The Charity Commission rapidly upgraded the status of its investigation into allegations of financial mismanagement and poor governance at Willia
  
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• Charity watchdog launches inquiry into management of children’s care home

  25-02-2026 08:00
  William Blake House paid its chair £1m in fees and is weeks away from possible closure over £1.6m in unpaid tax billCharity watchdogs have launched a formal inquiry into the management of a learning disability care home that paid its chair £1m in fees and is just five weeks away from possible closure over a £1.6m unpaid tax bill.The Charity Commission rapidly upgraded the status of its investigation into allegations of financial mismanagement and poor governance at Willia
  
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