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| Billionaire Sir James Dyson moves residency back to the UK | Billionaire Sir James Dyson moves residency back to the UK |
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| He faced criticism in 2019 after announcing that he would relocate his firm's global head office | He faced criticism in 2019 after announcing that he would relocate his firm's global head office |
| High-profile businessman Sir James Dyson has moved his residency back to the UK from Singapore. | High-profile businessman Sir James Dyson has moved his residency back to the UK from Singapore. |
| He now lives primarily in the UK according to filings for his companies, which include his family office. | He now lives primarily in the UK according to filings for his companies, which include his family office. |
| Sir James had in 2019 faced criticism after he announced that he would relocate his firm's global head office to Singapore. | Sir James had in 2019 faced criticism after he announced that he would relocate his firm's global head office to Singapore. |
| This week he was also involved in a controversy over texting Prime Minister Boris Johnson about tax issues. | |
| Labour calls for probe into PM-Dyson texts | Labour calls for probe into PM-Dyson texts |
| Dyson to move head office to Singapore | Dyson to move head office to Singapore |
| Dyson buys Singapore's 'biggest penthouse flat' | Dyson buys Singapore's 'biggest penthouse flat' |
| A Dyson spokesman declined to comment on Sir James' residence and tax status but did say: "The structure of the group and the business rationale underpinning it are unaltered." | A Dyson spokesman declined to comment on Sir James' residence and tax status but did say: "The structure of the group and the business rationale underpinning it are unaltered." |
| "Singapore is, and remains, the global headquarters of Dyson, our leadership team is based here and it is the centre of our sales, engineering and manufacturing operations," he said. | "Singapore is, and remains, the global headquarters of Dyson, our leadership team is based here and it is the centre of our sales, engineering and manufacturing operations," he said. |
| A prominent supporter of Brexit with an estimated fortune of more than $20bn, Sir James was criticised after the announcement in 2019 that Dyson was moving its headquarters to Singapore from Malmesbury in Wiltshire. | A prominent supporter of Brexit with an estimated fortune of more than $20bn, Sir James was criticised after the announcement in 2019 that Dyson was moving its headquarters to Singapore from Malmesbury in Wiltshire. |
| At the time, the company said just two senior executives would be relocated and no jobs would be lost in the UK as a result of the move. | At the time, the company said just two senior executives would be relocated and no jobs would be lost in the UK as a result of the move. |
| Starmer: Is it right to change tax rules for Dyson? | Starmer: Is it right to change tax rules for Dyson? |
| Sir James has this week been at the centre of a political row in Britain after it was revealed that he texted Boris Johnson in March last year to get assurance that his staff would not face a change in their tax situation if they came to the UK to help make ventilators in response to Covid-19. | Sir James has this week been at the centre of a political row in Britain after it was revealed that he texted Boris Johnson in March last year to get assurance that his staff would not face a change in their tax situation if they came to the UK to help make ventilators in response to Covid-19. |
| The texts - seen by the BBC - show Mr Johnson saying he could "fix" tax issues relating to Dyson staff who came to the UK to work on the pandemic. | The texts - seen by the BBC - show Mr Johnson saying he could "fix" tax issues relating to Dyson staff who came to the UK to work on the pandemic. |
| But the prime minister's official spokesman said Mr Johnson had abided by the ministerial code, governing conduct in office, and had "informed officials in a timely manner" after his contact with Sir James. | But the prime minister's official spokesman said Mr Johnson had abided by the ministerial code, governing conduct in office, and had "informed officials in a timely manner" after his contact with Sir James. |
| Labour has called for a "thorough investigation" into Mr Johnson's contacts with Sir James. | Labour has called for a "thorough investigation" into Mr Johnson's contacts with Sir James. |