Steven Brookes, 40, was banned as a company director in 2010 and used his wife Ria Brookes' name to apply for six loans without her knowledge from May to October 2020.

Steven Brookes, 40, was banned as a company director in 2010 and used his wife Ria Brookes' name to apply for six loans without her knowledge from May to October 2020.

A company director who was banned from running businesses fraudulently obtained £300,000 in Covid support loans and spent the money on family holidays, private school fees, and…