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Lord Ranger hosts Event at Carlton Club

He said the UK India Free Trade deal would be the mother of all free trade agreements between No. 5th and 6th largest economies of the world. The FTA will unleash unprecedented economic growth in both countries…reports Asian Lite News

Lord Rami Ranger CBE hosted a special dinner event on Wednesday, 11th January, at the prestigious Carlton Club in support of the Maidenhead Conservative Association. The Guest of Honour was the former Prime Minister, The Rt Hon Theresa May MP, Member of Parliament for Maidenhead and Special Guest, the High Commissioner of India, H.E Vikram Doraiswami.

The esteemed guests included the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka H.E Saroja Sirisena, Joy Morrissey MP, Member of Parliament for Beaconsfield, Lady Renu Ranger, Chair of British Italian Conservatives H.E Maurizio Bragagni, Chair of the Conservative Friends of the NHS, Dr Ashraf Chohan, Conservative Friends of India Co-Chair Cllr Reena Ranger OBE and its Director General Nayaz Qazi, Dr Selva Pankaj of Regent College as well local councillors from Maidenhead and Beaconsfield including Cllr Gurpreet Bhangra and leading members from business and the community.

Lord Ranger said he owed a debt of gratitude to the former Prime Minister, The Rt Hon Theresa May MP, for ennobling him by making him a life Peer in her resignation list. Lord Ranger also paid tribute to the former Prime Minister for her outstanding contribution, dedication, and commitment both as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and as a local Member of Parliament.

Lord Ranger also spoke of the greatness of the United Kingdom, where diversity is accepted, respected and defended through equality laws. Britain celebrates diversity, multiculturalism and social cohesion. The appointment of Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP as our Prime Minister exemplified the diversity and meritocracy of Britain and the Conservative Party.

Lord Ranger spoke about how he came to London in 1971 with nothing. It was only because of Britain’s great values that he could work his way up the ladder of success, leading to Lord Ranger being honoured eight times by the Her late Majesty The Queen, six times for business and twice for community service. With Lord Ranger’s company Sun Mark Ltd the only company in the UK to have won an unprecedented five consecutive Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in International Trade. He said the UK India Free Trade deal would be the mother of all free trade agreements between No. 5th and 6th largest economies of the world. The FTA will unleash unprecedented economic growth in both countries.

The Guest of Honour, the former Prime Minister The Rt Hon Theresa May MP, thanked Lord Ranger for hosting the dinner and his contribution to the United Kingdom and the Conservative Party. The former PM’ spoke about the importance of the Conservative Party coming together as one Party. The Party must be united for the benefit of the nation. Through this unity, the Party can win the next General Election.

The Former Prime Minister also spoke of how Prime Minister Rishi Sunak MP has brought calm and stability and is a very hard-working Prime Minister who enjoys her full support. The entire Conservative Party should get behind Prime Minister Rishi Sunak MP for the good of the country and the Party.

Loyal Toast to HM King Charles III by Dr Maurizio Bragagni OBE

Special Guest The High Commissioner of India, H.E Vikram Doraiswami, thanked Lord Ranger for hosting the evening and for the hospitality. The High Commissioner paid tribute to the former Prime Minister and spoke of how the two countries could co-operate and collaborate after the Free Trade Agreement. Their cordial relationship will improve the economies of both countries and their security.

The High Commissioner said the key objective from India’s point of view was not as the narrative has been seen in the British media of a negotiation built on visa numbers to Britain. He said that is not correct and this narrative should be stopped. The FTA should be one of equal parity. It will include key areas of mutual benefit, including Manufacturing, Healthcare, Export of Beverages, and Pharmaceuticals duty-free import-export to benefit the consumers in both countries.

The Association Chairman, Sir William Perry, delivered the vote of thanks. Dr Maurizio Bragagni OBE gave the loyal toast to HM The King Charles III, and the master of the ceremony was Mr Damon Clarke.

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Sun Mark Denies Allegations Against Chairman Lord Rami Ranger

“We are concerned that the claimant gave the tribunal a highly distorted account of a part-recorded telephone call with our Chairman, in which she shouted and deliberately goaded him with insults about his family and business before secretly recording the conversation. We believe the call amounted to entrapment”

Sun mark Ltd, one of the leading FMCG firms in the UK, denies press reports accusing the chairman of misconduct.

Lord Rami Ranger CBE

Several newspapers, including The Times and The Daily Telegraph, carried a story alleging Chairman Lord Rami Ranger shouted at a former employee and sweared during a heated argument on the phone.

“We strongly deny allegations of victimisation, harassment and discrimination against our Chairman and Chief Executive and the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has granted them an appeal on numerous grounds including to consider whether the tribunal has erred in its decision that the Claimant did not act in bad faith, the group, one of the largest and award winning exporters in the country, said in a statement.

“The tribunal found the claimant had “exaggerated matters considerably” and “distorted” evidence, ruling that she was “not entirely a reliable witness” and “not credible”. It dismissed many of her allegations, deciding that they were impossible to believe.

“We are concerned that the claimant gave the tribunal a highly distorted account of a part-recorded telephone call with our Chairman, in which she shouted and deliberately goaded him with insults about his family and business before secretly recording the conversation. We believe the call amounted to entrapment. The tribunal agreed that many of the words attributed to him by the claimant’s translator were never said, but the tribunal had not properly taken into consideration the fact that the call was only part recorded after our Chairman had been insulted and provoked. The EAT has granted an appeal and agreed that the grounds are sufficiently strong to proceed to a full hearing in relation to the findings against our Chairman.”

The group also denied charges against the work practices in the company.

Indian-origin businessman Lord Rami Ranger with Prime Minister Boris Johnson

“In relation to the single allegation that was upheld against the Chief Executive, we are pleased that the Employment Appeals Tribunal has again agreed to our request for a full appeal hearing,” the group added in the statement. “We consider that the finding against him, based on his decision not to respond to an email from the claimant, instead referring the matter for independent investigation, contradicts the tribunal’s conclusion that he had handled matters skilfully.

“The claimant made serious allegations against an employee, Mr Sharma, in her tribunal claim, which she had not previously mentioned in her statement to the police; no police action was ever taken, there was no corroborative evidence, witnesses contradicted her claims and the serious allegations were dismissed by the tribunal.

“The tribunal found she “put a far more sinister interpretation on what happened, which is not credible. The integrity of colleagues who were witnesses in the investigation was also called into question by the claimant, but the tribunal found their evidence credible. The Company have re-opened the investigation; however, we understand that Mr Sharma is applying for permission to appeal the findings against him and we await the outcome of that process before considering whether disciplinary action is necessary.”

The tribunal acknowledged there is no history of discrimination or harassment in any of our companies. The company, chairman and directors take their responsibilities as an employer very seriously; we do not accept harassment of any kind in the workplace and we take remedial action if there is any cause for concern.

Our application for a Restricted Reporting Order was predominantly based on the claimant’s right to anonymity, which she understandably wanted to protect. As soon as she decided to waive her anonymity, we withdrew our application as it was no longer necessary. We understand that Mr Sharma continued with an application for privacy to protect his own rights to privacy given the seriousness of the allegations made against him that were dismissed by the tribunal.

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