Tory donor fights fraud extradition

A Tory donor battling extradition to Germany over a £107m VAT scam claims he is the victim of a conspiracy involving the ‘kingpin’ behind the fraud. Property mogul Peter Singh Virdee, 48, has posed in photos with celebrities such as footballer Mesut Özil, pop star Rihanna and even the Queen. But the Sikh tycoon has been accused of directing and funding the massive ‘Carousel’ fraud in Germany and was known as ‘Batman’ in the network. The scheme involved trading carbon…