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Ben Ellery

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Deputy Chief Reporter - The Times. Send me stories in confidence over DM. Volunteer mentor at @SocialMobilityF and @The_JDF ben.ellery@thetimes.co.uk
London, UK Joined February 2010
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Ben Ellery @benellery
EXC: Zack Polanski has admitted he did not vote in last week's local elections. He previously indicated he cast a postal vote in Hackney before spending polling day campaigning in Wales.

However, the party confirmed that he had not registered because of fears for his safety.
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EXC: The South East Water director overseeing executive pay also runs a business offering £180 “aura healing” and therapies linked to a “3,000-year-old lineage” from King Salomon.

Celia Pronto chairs the remuneration committee at the scandal-hit utility. Story below
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Multiverse, the apprenticeship company founded by Euan Blair, is under pressure over how its courses are delivered.

Internal documents set out plans to offshore coaching roles to South Africa.

It now faces being shut out of a new government training scheme.

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I’ve been speaking to insiders at Euan Blair’s Multiverse as new figures show just 52.6% of apprentices complete their courses.

For a £1.4bn “unicorn” and the largest provider, the numbers raise serious questions.

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www.thetimes.com Euan Blair’s Multiverse faces scrutiny over quality of apprenticeships Significant losses, sackings and a shift from its social mobility mission have raised questions about whether its growth has been at the expense of quality