A place in the sun: How do a bankrupt charity boss and his councillor partner afford a “luxury” flat abroad?
Peter Mitchell and Colette Goulding signed a contract for a £2,700 per month apartment in one of Gibraltar’s “finest buildings”
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Abi is our editor and does our biggest investigations. In 2024, she won Young Journalist of the Year, and in 2025 she was shortlisted for Private Eye's Paul Foot Journalism Award and a British Journalism Award.
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A place in the sun: How do a bankrupt charity boss and his councillor partner afford a “luxury” flat abroad?
Peter Mitchell and Colette Goulding signed a contract for a £2,700 per month apartment in one of Gibraltar’s “finest buildings”