The decision by JCB chairman Lord Bamford to name his third child, George, as future head of the digger-maker ended rumours about internal boardroom tension.

The boss of JCB has named his younger son as his heir to the business, instead of his elder son and presumed heir.

The decision by JCB chairman Lord Bamford to name his third child, George, as future head of the digger-maker ended rumours about internal boardroom tension.

JCB boss Lord Bamford has announced his youngest son, George Bamford, will take the reins of the multi-billion-pound company instead of his eldest son, Joseph, ending years of…