News about Graham King

A lucrative contract to accommodate and transport new arrivals has catapulted Graham King - dubbed 'the migrant hotel king' - into the Sunday Times Rich List with an estimated fortune of £750million. His company, Clearsprings Ready Homes, holds the exclusive right to house asylum seekers across southern England and Wales - with many being put up in swanky central London hotels. But residents urged him to share his fortune with them instead of 'benefitting from our difficulties'. Fatima, who has been in the hotel for three months with her husband and comes from Afghanistan said: 'We don't know much about this man but us asylum seekers have been good for him. I hope that he is going to be big-hearted enough to share some of his money with us.'

The 'king' of Britain's migrant hotels has amassed a £750million fortune that has catapulted him into Britain's Rich List for the first time - and looks set to become the first 'immigration industry' billionaire. Graham King - a former caravan park and disco tycoon - is believed to be making £3.5million a day from the taxpayer for accommodating and transporting arrivals due to the UK's migrant crisis. He has amassed a personal fortune of £750million from housing asylum seekers and his holiday parks - making him the 221st richest person in the UK, according to the Sunday Times' annual rich list.

Mr Best has a fortune of £947million having invested in US-style caravan parks and billing them as a solution to Britain's social housing crisis - up from £745million a year ago. The flamboyant businessman, who recently relocated to Monaco, has been ranked as the 173rd richest person in Britain in the Sunday Times Rich List for 2024 - but has vowed to climb even higher by next year. A £202m increase from 2023 meant he jumped 58 places on the annual ranking of the UK's wealthiest people. It came as Graham King, the 'king' of Britain's migrant hotels, saw his £750million fortune soar and catapult him into UK's Rich List for the first time.

Graham King, a former caravan park and disco tycoon, is believed to be making £3.5million a day - all from the taxpayer - for accommodating and transporting arrivals due to the UK's migrant crisis. Mr King has amassed a personal fortune of £750million from housing asylum seekers and his holiday parks - making him the 221st richest person in the UK, according to the Sunday Times' annual rich list. He is expected to become Britain's first immigration industry billionaire because he has a contract with the Home Office that will last until September 2029. The list of Britain's 350 wealthiest individuals and families together hold combined wealth of £795.36 billion, according to the new data. The Hindujas have again topped Britain's rich list - and are worth £2billion more than a year ago with an extraordinary net worth of £37.2billion in 2024. Mr Hinduja and his family saw their wealth rise to £37.2 billion for the year from £35 billion - but a number of the UK's highest profile billionaires including Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Sir James Dyson and Sir Richard Branson all saw their fortunes shrink. But despite a challenging period for many businesses and investments. The personal fortune of the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty surged by more than £120 million over the past year. King Charles' wealth also grew for the year, rising to £610 million from £600 million.

Michael Jackson 's Neverland Ranch and accompanying theme park were brought back to life on Friday as work continues on a forthcoming film about the reclusive singer's troubled life and career. Jackson was preparing for a lucrative run of shows at London's O2 Arena when he died at a rented Los Angeles mansion in 2009 as result of a cardiac arrest following an overdose of the surgical anaesthetic drug Propofol. In the years since his death at the age of 50, the pop icon has remained a relevant pop culture figure - celebrated for the body of work he left behind, amid a legacy complicated by controversies, among them allegations of child abuse.

The trailer for Michael, the highly-anticipated biopic about the King of Pop Michael Jackson, was reportedly a 'crowd-pleasing hit' at CinemaCon, according to Variety . The film's first look occurred during Lionsgate's presentation to theater owners on Wednesday, a year before it is expected to hit theaters on April 18, 2025. The sneak peek did not disappoint as it began with Jackson (portrayed in the movie by the legend's own nephew Jaafar) on stage as he performed some of his greatest hits, including Man in the Mirror and Thriller. In the footage, fans hung on to his every word as they sang along to the hit tracks, which helped make him of one the most best-selling artists of all time.

Sony's continuing corporate boasting about its scrupulous ethical principles, commitment to diversity, and inclusion does not specifically mention its child violence policy. So how does it square this with purchasing the musical catalogue of an alleged child abuser? It's likely that the generous support it provides to four children's charities speaks for itself. Money, it is said, speaks louder than words, and a few days ago, the media behemoth estimated that only half of Michael Jackson's musical catalog from the late performer's estate went out, though some believe it could be as much as £600 million.

Ridley Scott is supposed to produce an untitled musical biopic centered around the Bee Gees. Per Deadline, the English director will film with Graham King for GK Films, Stacey Snider, and Michael Pruss for Scott Free, with Paramount distributing the film. The Bee Gees, a British-Australian trio starring Gibb brothers Barry, Robin Hood, and Maurice, all achieved great success in the 1960s and 1970s, becoming one of the top-selling musical performers with hits including How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, Too Much Heaven, Nights on Broadway, and Stayin' Alive.

Graham King, a former caravan park and disco tycoon, earned £25 million in 2021 as a result of a Home Office deal to house asylum seekers in southern England and Wales.

Graham King, a former caravan park and disco tycoon, made £25 million in 2021 as a result of a Home Office deal to house asylum seekers in southern England and Wales. However, despite the fact that a large number of cross-Channel arrivals increased his income by more than doubled this year. In 12 months - £3.5 million per day - for accommodating and transporting arrivals. In 2021, Clearsprings Ready Homes had earned £500 million. And in a sign of uncertainty regarding the government's pledges to cracking down on small-boat arrivals and the resulting hotel costs, the government now expects business to continue'for the foreseeable future.' According to the Clearsprings' accounts, it is likely to expand its presence in major non-hotel accommodation establishments, such as ex-army camps.'

ExCLUSIVE: Graham King, a former Essex businessman, (pictured left), 56, is earning more money in the UK's foreign aid budget than Ghana. Mr King started a caravan park, a taxi company, and a teenage disco a quarter of a century ago, but since being granted Home Office contracts to provide accommodation for ever-growing numbers of refugees. Clearsprings Ready Homes, his company, has the exclusive rights to house asylum seekers throughout southern England and Wales.

With the rise of celebrity biopics in recent years — "Elvis," about rock legend Elvis Presley, "Bohemian Rhapsody" about Queen singer Freddie Mercury, and "Rocketman" about icon Elton John — to name a few — it was appropriate for Jackson's simultaneously fascinating and tumultuous personal and professional life to be brought to life in a film. Well, it's happening. The King of Pop is coming to a cinema near you soon! On January 18, it was announced via Deadline that the late Michael Jackson's story would be told in a new Lionsgate biopic directed by the acclaimed Antoine Fuqua and co-produced by Graham King.

Antoine Fuqua has been chosen to direct Lionsgate's forthcoming Michael Jackson biopic, which has been released by the deceased pop star's estate. Michael, the 56-year-old filmmaker who is best known for directing The Equalizer film franchise and Training Day, will be working alongside Oscar-winning producer Graham King on the film titled Michael. 'The first films of my career were music videos, and I'm also aware that mixing film and music are a huge part of who I am,' the producer said in a tweet.