Martin Williams is UK investigations editor at openDemocracy. He is the author of 'Parliament Ltd' and can be found on Twitter @martinrw
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsMPs urge Boris Johnson to halt plans for compulsory voter IDElections Bill attacked by cross-party MPs, who say case for photo ID has ‘simply not been good enough’ and move...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsTories fined £17,800 as Boris Johnson accused of lying about flat refurbThe prime minister personally contacted a Tory donor on WhatsApp to ask for help funding his redecoration, Electoral...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: OpinionNew lobbying ban wouldn’t have stopped Owen Paterson from taking second jobYet again, Parliament’s standards watchdog has botched the rules for MPs – proving that they shouldn’t be allowed to...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsCabinet Office fined £500,000 for publishing celebrities’ private addressesMore than 1,000 people – including Elton John and Nadiya Hussain – had home addresses shared by UK government,...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: News99% of calls to UK’s Afghanistan evacuation helpline were never answeredExclusive: Home Office failed to answer almost three million calls, as Afghans fleeing Taliban say UK government...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: OpinionBoris Johnson’s plans won’t stop government sleazeBanning MPs from working as political consultants fails to answer the question at the heart of the scandal: is being...