Yorkshire tourism firm to investigate former chief's expenses claims

Review of procedures to follow resignation of Sir Gary Verity from Welcome to Yorkshire An independent review will examine how the “cult-like” leader of Yorkshire’s tourism body was able to claim excessive personal expenses, beyond his £243,000 salary, after bullying allegations that led to his having “behavioural management counselling”.Sir Gary Verity, who was knighted in 2015 after organising the Tour de France’s trip to Yorkshire in 2014, resigned on