News / Priti Patel’s new bill won’t fix ‘toxic’ UK asylum system, says inspector Home Office slammed for abusive culture and poor decision-making as staff claim they are told to ‘focus on numbers, not people’ By Adam Bychawski / 19 Nov 2021
News / MPs mock UK government for claiming it was transparent on COVID contracts MPs said the Department of Health’s boast that it has ‘gone above and beyond’ to be open about pandemic spending is ‘risible’ By Adam Bychawski / 18 Nov 2021
News / Tory MP facing lobbying probe helped firm win 'VIP lane' PPE deal Leak reveals ministers and MPs, including former health minister Steve Brine, referred private firms to ‘VIP’ list for lucrative COVID contracts By Adam Bychawski and Jenna Corderoy / 16 Nov 2021
News / MPs inundated with complaints from voters over Tory sleaze scandal Some Tory MPs hit back at voters over ‘destruction’ of Owen Paterson, while others admit being ‘deeply unhappy’ about situation By Adam Bychawski / 11 Nov 2021
News / MPs net £6m from second jobs since pandemic began Exclusive: Opposition MPs call for ban on ‘moonlighting’ as it’s revealed an ex-PM and a cabinet minister are among highest earners By Adam Bychawski and Martin Williams / 5 Nov 2021
News / Quarter of MPs calling to replace sleaze watchdog have been punished by it Labour accused Tories of ‘wallowing in sleaze’ as vote to create new committee to review misconduct rules passes in Parliament By Adam Bychawski / 3 Nov 2021
News / Tory MP calling for delay to UK climate action has banked £150k from oil firm Former energy minister John Hayes, who has likened climate protesters to ‘Radical Islam’, has received a £50,000 salary from BB Energy since 2018 By Adam Bychawski / 28 Oct 2021
News / Cabinet Office blocked probe into government secrecy MPs told that the department is ‘utterly failing’ transparency laws at parliamentary inquiry By Adam Bychawski / 27 Oct 2021
News / British MPs urge privacy watchdog to investigate BP for ‘political spying’ Oil giant’s actions branded ‘shocking and intrusive’ after openDemocracy revealed it paid a spy firm to snoop on peaceful climate activists By Adam Bychawski / 26 Oct 2021
News / UK tells trapped Afghan interpreters to escape on their own Ministry of Defence criticised for ‘morally indefensible’ suggestion that former embassy workers should make dangerous border journeys unassisted By Adam Bychawski / 20 Oct 2021
News / No prosecutions for furlough fraud, despite 30,000 allegations Exclusive: UK authorities accused of sending a ‘green light’ to potential fraudsters by failing to create a strong deterrent By Adam Bychawski / 5 Oct 2021
News / Record profits for firm involved in bungled £250m PPE deal Exclusive: Ayanda Capital’s earnings rise by 2,600% after winning huge COVID contract – but masks were rejected by NHS By Adam Bychawski and Martin Williams / 1 Oct 2021
