Tory donor facing ‘£100m VAT scam’ extradition battle

  A major Tory donor accused of involvement in a £100m VAT scam in Germany is to face an extradition hearing in March. Peter Singh Virdee, 43, was arrested at Heathrow Airport on 10 January by Metropolitan Police extradition officers. German prosecutors have alleged that Virdee was one of the ‘central organisers’ in a VAT scam relating to carbon credit under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. The Sikh businessman, who has pictures of him meeting the Queen, Rihanna and Al…