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: ExplainerPolicing Bill and Elections Bill: What’s next in fight to save UK democracy?Lords’ defeat of last-minute additions to England and Wales’s Policing Bill hailed as a victory by campaigners, but...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsUK broke law with COVID deals for ‘VIP’ firms run by government contactsHigh Court rules ministers acted unlawfully by giving multi-million-pound PPE supply deals to a pest control company...
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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,...