Minister intervenes in Wedgwood case

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Culture minister Ed Vaizey has stepped into the row over the Wedgwood museum collection which is under threat of being sold off to help plug a £134m pension shortfall.

The collection is in danger of being auctioned after a judge ruled the proceeds could be used to pay off creditors, which include the Pension Protection Fund, after the museum was left as the last ...

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