Solomon Hughes

Solomon Hughes is an investigative journalist who has written for Private Eye and other national publications since 1998

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Revealed: Lobbying chief set to win seat on policy-shaping Labour committee

Director whose lobbying firm represents BlackRock and Police Federation seeks place on party’s conference committee

By Solomon Hughes

/ 19 Jul 2023

Revealed: Lobbying chief set to win seat on policy-shaping Labour committee

Revealed: Major Tory donor is investor in Russian state-owned oil firm

Rosneft's CEO Igor Sechin was sanctioned by the UK on Thursday. Mercantile and Maritime Energy has shares in a major project by the firm

By Solomon Hughes

/ 10 Mar 2022

Revealed: Major Tory donor is investor in Russian state-owned oil firm