News / Tory MP Bob Stewart faces investigation over register of interests The probe was launched days after openDemocracy revealed Bob Stewart had failed to declare a directorship By James Dowsett, Anita Mureithi and Jim Fitzpatrick / 3 Jul 2023
Investigation / Tory MP hid directorship at defence firm while sitting on defence committee Exclusive: Bob Stewart failed to declare role at a defence firm linked to a controversial Azerbaijani businessman By James Dowsett and Jim Fitzpatrick / 21 Jun 2023
News / Law to protect UK journalists from vexatious lawsuits a welcome ‘first step’ New amendment will protect only those reporting on economic crime, sparking calls for government to go further By Jim Fitzpatrick / 13 Jun 2023
News / New law to stop the rich and powerful from silencing UK journalists Exclusive: Government-backed amendment to protect those reporting on corruption expected to be in Parliament this week By Jim Fitzpatrick / 12 Jun 2023
News / How both sides of Scottish indy debate are being bankrolled by dark money Revealed: Former PM Gordon Brown’s think tank Our Scottish Future is among those receiving the lowest transparency rating By Jim Fitzpatrick / 3 May 2023
News / Minister snubbed warning from elections watchdog over foreign donations Revealed: Security minister didn’t even reply to Electoral Commission’s letter warning of loophole in UK election law By Jim Fitzpatrick / 3 May 2023
News / Ministers responsible for controversial sanction waivers, new rules say MP asks ‘what are ministers trying to hide?’, as government refuses to publish original sanctions guidance By Jim Fitzpatrick / 18 Apr 2023
News / New UK sanctions rules to halt libel cases following Prigozhin case The government is tightening its rules after openDemocracy revealed it helped a sanctioned warlord sue a journalist By Jim Fitzpatrick / 30 Mar 2023
News / Putin’s warlord planned new legal attack on BBC with UK government help Yevgeny Prigozhin, who leads the notorious Wagner army, sought to attack the BBC two months before the Ukraine invasion By Jim Fitzpatrick / 21 Mar 2023
News / UK law firm used by Putin ally hired solicitor jailed in Trump-Russia probe Lawyer convicted in US probe into Russian election meddling was hired by UK firm that represented warlord Prigozhin By Jim Fitzpatrick / 23 Feb 2023
News / UK law firm that represented Russian warlord linked to ‘golden visas’ London law firm that worked for Wagner Group founder faces call to be ‘struck off’ as regulator launches probes By Jim Fitzpatrick / 14 Feb 2023
News / Tory MP grills government over decision to let warlord sue journalist Conservative chair of Foreign Affairs Committee says she’s “aghast” and “appalled” at “shameful” granting of Prigozhin licence By Jim Fitzpatrick / 7 Feb 2023