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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: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 IndiaExclusive: 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: 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: 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: 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
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsBoris Johnson charged taxpayers £28,000 for fancy-floorboards refurbCabinet Office admits taking Tory donations to fund refurb, before bills were finally paid by the prime minister
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsDozens of Lords accused of ‘shocking lack of transparency’ over financial interestsExclusive: House of Lords condemned as ‘utterly unaccountable’ as openDemocracy investigation finds scores of peers...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsPetition: Get dark money out of UK politicsBoris Johnson:Stop secrecy over political donations by increasing transparency over dark money donor groups,...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: News20% of Tory donations come from property tycoonsThe sector gave more than £60m to Boris Johnson’s party over ten years, new analysis by Transparency International shows
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsJeffrey Donaldson’s peace ‘institute’ changes name after authorities step inExclusive: New DUP leader’s company, which has received Foreign Office funding, rebranded after questions over right...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsTories have accepted £2.6m from ‘shadowy’ donors since Boris Johnson became PM
Exclusive: Secretive groups that can keep donors anonymous have given £800,000 to ‘Red Wall’ Tory MPs since 2019
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsUrgent changes needed to tackle dirty money in British politics, says new reportSecretive groups can be used as ‘route for foreign money to influence UK elections’, parliamentary committee warns
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: News‘No record’ of Matt Hancock meeting Tory donor who owns stake in £346m COVID contractExclusive: UK government accused of ‘very serious’ transparency failure over meeting with private health firm...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsLabour demands investigation into Michael Gove over ‘unlawful’ COVID contractThe Cabinet Office minister has been accused of ‘habitual dishonesty', after openDemocracy exposed £560,000 given to...