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: NewsOwen Paterson asked third firm for a job ‘weeks after leaving government’Exclusive: Disgraced former Tory MP phoned businessman he’d met through his ministerial brief to ask for work...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsTory MP Geoffrey Cox has undeclared stake in ‘tax avoidance’ schemeExclusive: Former attorney general, who earns hundreds of thousands of pounds from a second job, is part of a scheme...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsMet Police silent despite calls to investigate Tory ‘cash for peers’ scandalOpposition MPs demand police inquiry after openDemocracy revealed Conservative treasurers who donate £3m seem almost...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsMPs net £6m from second jobs since pandemic beganExclusive: Opposition MPs call for ban on ‘moonlighting’ as it’s revealed an ex-PM and a cabinet minister are among...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: OpinionI told the UK Parliament how to fix corruption… nobody listenedThe Owen Paterson scandal doesn’t surprise me; MPs shouldn’t be trusted. That’s why Westminster is plagued with scandals
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionThe Welsh government is escaping scrutiny over COVID-19A landmark report showed Westminster’s terrible mistakes in the pandemic. But Wales made its own mistakes, too