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Published in:Dark Money Investigations: NewsCalls for probe into ‘PPE millionaires’ who made staff work on furloughopenDemocracy revealed how a marketing firm that won £40m in PPE contracts threatened to fire staff who spoke out...
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Published in:oDR: AnalysisThese are the changes the UK must make after the Pandora PapersExclusive: After leaked offshore data exposed secrets of the ultra rich, experts accuse British government of not...
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Published in:Dark Money Investigations: NewsMarketing firm given £40m PPE contract made staff work on furloughExclusive: Employees say KAU Media Group threatened to fire staff who complained about being forced to work on...
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Published in:Dark Money Investigations: NewsRecord profits for firm involved in bungled £250m PPE dealExclusive: Ayanda Capital’s earnings rise by 2,600% after winning huge COVID contract – but masks were rejected by NHS
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Published in:Dark Money Investigations: NewsOil and gas firms have given £1m to Boris Johnson’s ConservativesExclusive: Tories accused of being ‘worryingly close to fossil fuel’ industry as oil and gas companies line up for...
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Published in:Dark Money Investigations: NewsAlan Sugar among 24 lords to have broken finance rules, parliamentary watchdog rulesExclusive: Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes also among peers named in official UK ruling, following an...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationTories rake in £11m from hedge funds and finance tycoonsExclusive: Financiers accused of buying ‘unparalleled access to the very heart of government’ as scale of...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsDark money is the ‘real problem’ in British politics, claims SNP MPStewart Hosie says UK government’s elections bill suppresses voters, while failing to address the influence of...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsRecord profits for Tory donor's firm that won huge PPE contractsPandemic was an 'unprecedented opportunity' says Meller Designs, which was fast-tracked in the government’s ‘VIP lane’
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: News24 lords placed under investigation over financial interestsExclusive: Probe by the Standards Commissioner follows openDemocracy revelations of ‘shocking lack of transparency’,...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsPhilip Hammond rebuked over bank lobbying allegationsThe former chancellor considered a legal injunction to block the verdict of Westminster’s lobbying watchdog
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsBoris Johnson borrowed £52,000 for Downing Street refurbPrime minister repaid money covered by a Conservative donor after details of the arrangement were leaked
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: News‘Spy tech’ firm Palantir made £22m profit after NHS data dealExclusive: CIA-backed company made record UK profits after winning multi-million-pound government contracts, while...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsUK politicians who referred PPE firms to ‘VIP lane’ to be namedGovernment agrees to reveal details of how companies were fast-tracked to win lucrative COVID contracts, after...
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Published in: oDR: NewsUK government under fire over ‘half-hearted’ Belarus sanctionsNew UK sanctions target a range of sectors - but no words about the City of London's role in helping the Belarusian...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: News40 Lords reported to authorities over financial interestsComplaint follows openDemocracy investigation into ‘shocking lack of transparency’, believed to be one of the most...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsInstitute for Economic Affairs loses battle over ‘hard-right lobby group’ comments'Dark money' think tank complained after openDemocracy journalist’s LBC interview with James O’Brien
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationTop Tory donor’s failed property firm left hundreds out of pocket in India
Exclusive: Sam Singh set up a business with ‘cash for access’ Tory chair and met Boris Johnson. But in India,...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsDavid Cameron met vaccines minister before firm he advises won health contractsExclusive: Ex-PM met the vaccines minister to discuss genome sequencing – two months before the genome firm he...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsOnly six UK employers prosecuted for paying below minimum wage in six yearsExclusive: ‘Pathetic’ prosecution rate criticised, amid new findings government gave many firms furlough cash...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsA quarter of Tory MPs are private landlordsExclusive: ‘Clear conflict of interests’ as 115 MPs earn thousands of pounds by renting out property
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: News20% of UK political donations come from just ten menExclusive: Ten men with an average age of 70, most of whom are white, gave £106m – while women gave just one in four...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsShadowy groups face ‘no risk’ for breaking UK election law, experts tell MPsThe UK’s outdated election laws are vulnerable to abuse by third-party campaigning groups with no paper trail, a...
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Published in: oDR: NewsUK financial watchdog urged to investigate ‘shocking’ City financing of Belarus regimeBelarus’s opposition council cited concerns bond proceeds were used to support Lukashenko’s lifestyle and to...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: OpinionWe must have transparency in political funding – here’s whyClosing one loophole would stop the world’s oligarchs, billionaires and criminals from secretly buying influence on...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsChair of UK Parliament’s lobbying watchdog faces probe over transparencyEric Pickles is facing an official investigation into his financial declarations, following openDemocracy revelations