James Moore: Daniels gives up reward but wheres UKFI?Business Comment Business

So Eric Daniels has since up his reward even though he deserved the full volume for what his boss, Lloyds Banking Group authority Win Bischoff (whos no foreigner to the peculiar reward or dual himself), described as a "significant particular grant and the groups altogether opening in 2009".

This unequivocally is an startling statement. Just remember, 2009 was the year in that the bank launched what was a jot down rights issue for London and compulsory a serve �5.7bn from the taxpayer only to get it afar on tip of the billions in state supports that have already been pumped in to keep the black equine out of the knackers" yard.

One competence ask only how big a hole Lloyds has to get in to prior to Mr Daniels doesnt merit a bonus. And what criteria the banks arrangement cabinet used to establish that a 7 figure remuneration was fitting for last years performance.

In reality, Mr Daniels and RBS arch senior manager Stephen Hester (who fell in to line on Sunday) had really small preference but to abandon their payments. When Barclays arch senior manager John Varley and boss Bob Diamond gave up their thickk cream notwithstanding a jot down distinction of �11.6bn, the die was cast. If possibly Messrs Daniels or Hester indispensable any some-more encouragement, Lord Mandelson done utterly transparent (in so most words) what was approaching when you do the rounds on Sunday.

Which raises an engaging question: where is UK Financial Investments in all this? There has been a noisy overpower from the Government physique that was set up to conduct the taxpayers" investment in the promissory note system.

When it was created, UKFI was since a short to handle similar to a City establishment the motive being that if the Government longed for to secure a lapse on pronounced investment, that was the most appropriate approach of going about it. Politics would be kept out of the routine and the City would feel assured about shopping in when the time eventually came to offload the taxpayers" stakes.

Except that the politicians crop up unqualified of keeping their noses out. In the meantime, there has been overpower from UKFI.

Under the beliefs of "stewardship" and "responsible engagement" that the Government is so penetrating on City institutions adopting, there would crop up to be zero wrong with UKFI commenting on the bonuses and creation transparent the feelings on what the bosses of Lloyds and RBS should do.

This is just what Keith Skeoch, the arch senior manager of Standard Life Investments, did on Friday. If he can do it, because not UKFI, which, after all, theoretically represents us? At the moment, it is increasingly seeking similar to an irrelevance and a estimable misadventure of the purgation expostulate that will follow the subsequent election.

Baby P alloy is suicidal GMC is toldHealth Health & Families

A alloy indicted of unwell to mark that Baby Peter was pang abuse days prior to his genocide is suicidal and non-professional to crop up prior to a disciplinary hearing, the General Medical Council listened today.

Consultant paediatrician Dr Sabah Al-Zayyat was due to face bungle allegations at a GMC fitness to rehearse row in executive London this morning.

But the conference was halted after being told that her mental health had damaged down and she has left the country.

Counsel for the GMC, Rebecca Poulet QC, pronounced she perceived a inform last night from a alloy who had carefully thought about Dr Al-Zayyat.

The expert psychiatrist wrote: In my opinion, Dr Al-Zayyat has turn so severely ill that she is non-professional to urge herself prior to a open conference and non-professional to indoctrinate her solicitors.

The vigour on her has been such that her mental health has damaged down completely, and the probability of self-murder is a really genuine one.

Mary O"Rourke QC, for Dr Al-Zayyat, pronounced her instructing barrister was told this sunrise that the alloy was no longer in the UK.

GMC row authority Ralph Bergmann shelved the conference for an hour and indicated that he would listen to some-more minute submissions about Dr Al-Zayyats health in private.

Ms O"Rourke pronounced that, in the light of the psychiatrists diagnosis, she deliberate herself to be but authorised instructions from Dr Al-Zayyat.

She told the panel: Our position, so far as currently is concerned, is we do not hold we can do some-more than lay the healing justification prior to you.

Dr Al-Zayyat saw Baby Peterwho can right away be declared as Peter Connellyat a kid growth sanatorium at St Anns Hospital in Tottenham, north London, on Aug 1 2007.

But she longed for his injuries after determining she could not lift out a full check-up since he was miserable and cranky.

Two days later, 17-month-old Peter died in a blood-spattered cot in Haringey, north London, at the hands of his mother, her beloved and their lodger.

A autopsy hearing found he had probably suffered critical injuries, together with a damaged behind and fractured ribs, prior to he was carefully thought about by Dr Al-Zayyat.

The doctor, who competent in Pakistan and worked in Saudi Arabia prior to entrance to Britain in 2004, was dangling from use by the GMC in Nov 2008.

The GMC voiced progressing this month that she was confronting bungle allegations over her diagnosis of Peter.

She is indicted of meaningful he was on the kid insurance register but unwell to lift out an competent examination, unwell to examine the reason offering for his injuries and unwell to jot down either she deliberate the probability that he was the plant of kid abuse.

It is additionally purported that Dr Al-Zayyat unsuccessful to diagnose that Peter had suffered earthy abuse, probable slight and romantic abuse, and did not prepare for him to be certified to hospital.

She is additionally purported to have practical for a pursuit in Ireland but revelation her impending employers she had been dangling over the tragedy.

Dr Al-Zayyat had her stipulate with Great Ormond Street Hospital consummated after sum of the Baby Peter box came to light.

She has since launched a explain for indemnification opposite the world-famous childrens sanatorium over her dismissal.

A inform by health regulator the Care Quality Commission last May criticised staffing levels at St Ann"s.

Dr Al-Zayyat had no hit with Peters amicable workman prior to or after the appointment and was since no sum about the childs prior sanatorium admissions, the commission noted.

She was one of usually dual consultants at the dilettante childrens sanatorium at St Ann"s, when there should have been four.

Peter suffered 50 injuries notwithstanding reception 60 visits from amicable workers, doctors and military over the last eight months of his life.

His mother, Tracey Connelly, her boyfriend, Steven Barker, and his brother, Jason Owen, were locked up at the Old Bailey last May for causing or permitting his death.