Michael Gove told to ‘come clean’ over whether he misled Parliament
Exclusive: Months after resignation of UK's ethics adviser – responsible for publishing ministers' interests – government still hasn’t advertised vacancy
Latest picks
Follow openDemocracy
-
Published in:Dark Money Investigations: NewsUK's anti-corruption tsar accused of defending COVID ‘cronyism’Exclusive: Tory MP husband of Test and Trace boss Dido Harding criticised for appearing to blame ‘transparency...
-
Published in:Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationBoris Johnson government in ‘scandalous’ breach of Ministerial CodeExclusive: Large payments to Johnson and ministers have been kept secret for months – fuelling controversy over...
-
Published in:Dark Money Investigations: NewsMost Northern Irish voters want DUP’s dark money revealed, research suggestsNorthern Ireland Electoral Commission calls for powers to publish political donations retrospectively, including...
-
Published in:Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationFresh evidence prompts calls for probe into anti-Labour 'dark money' groupsExclusive: Electoral Commission urged to investigate potential coordination between ‘near identical’ campaigns that...
-
Published in:Dark Money Investigations: NewsMatt Hancock under fire for latest donation from top horse auctioneer at ‘super-spreader’ Cheltenham FestivalThe health secretary has received more than £350,000 from the horse racing industry, leading an opposition MP to...
-
Published in:Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationPro-Tory campaigns spent over £700,000 without declaring a single donationExclusive: The likes of Capitalist Worker and Campaign Against Corbynism spent heavily ahead of the 2019 election...
Latest
-
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsMP demands investigation into ‘dark money ads’ in Scottish electionExclusive: SNP’s Brendan O’Hara urges Electoral Commission to respond to concerns that pro-Unionist groups flouted...
-
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationDid dark money and dirty tactics swing the Scottish election?Rules flouted as sites promoting Unionist tactical voting spent more money on ads than the SNP, while ex-BNP...
-
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsBoris Johnson’s new ethics adviser works for arms companyExclusive: Lord Geidt, tasked with clearing up government sleaze scandal, is a paid adviser to an arms company with...
-
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: Analysis7 ways Boris Johnson’s Downing Street refurb may have broken rulesThere are at least seven different sets of rules that Boris Johnson, his party and his government may have broken in...
-
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsFresh lobbying row after minister fails to declare ownership of PR firmExclusive: Government labelled a ‘cesspit of sleaze’ after Tory MP Paul Scully failed to declare his private company...
-
Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsLobbying watchdog chair failed to publicly declare role on Tory business forumExclusive: Eric Pickles accused of 'conflict of interest' over role at Enterprise Forum, which connects ‘the...
-
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsRevealed: ‘COVID goldrush’ firms receiving millions under UK furlough schemeMarketing company with PPE deal, pest control firm with £350m government contracts and politically connected...
-
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsTory billionaire bankrolled ‘herd immunity’ scientist who advised PM against lockdownExclusive: Johnson ruled out lockdown 24 hours after meeting with Sunetra Gupta – resulting in ‘1.3m extra COVID infections’
-
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: News‘Revolving door’ watchdog has met only once since Johnson’s election winExclusive: UK government accused of transparency failings amid growing concerns over ties between business and...
-
Published in: oDR: NewsWorld Bank blacklists anonymous UK firm acting ‘fraudulently’ in UzbekistanAn investigation found Scotland-based NovoLine Resources LP used fake documents to win contracts to supply medical...
-
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsGove grilled about UK government secrecy on payments to ministersHis Labour shadow, Rachel Reeves, was following up on openDemocracy’s revelation of an ethics gap at the heart of government
-
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsMPs earned £5m from second jobs during lockdownExclusive: Analysis by openDemocracy finds MPs topped up wages with money from tax havens, banks, companies that won...
-
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsUK government faces calls in Parliament for inquiry into third-party campaignsLabour MP John McDonnell calls on Electoral Commission to launch ‘serious and in-depth inquiry’ after openDemocracy...
-
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsCummings lobbied for ‘friends’ to get fat contract for COVID focus groupsShadow minister says it's ‘appalling’ that the government dismissed concerns of bias raised after openDemocracy...
-
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationMet Police officers privately ordered to switch off NHS COVID-19 tracing appExclusive: Emails show senior police leadership in south London told their officers to turn off COVID app despite...
-
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationTory MP broke ministerial code over paid consulting for COVID-19 tech firmFormer minister George Freeman failed to seek official approval before giving “commercial advice” to a company...
-
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationTory donor Lord Ashcroft’s outsourcing firm lands £350m vaccination contractMedacs Healthcare is part of a group whose largest shareholder is Michael Ashcroft – who has given millions to the...
-
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: OpinionUS is paying for letting dark money and disinformation run riotBillionaires such as Charles Koch spent a fortune convincing ordinary Americans to doubt everything - they shouldn't...
-
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationRevealed: Prominent Tory MP faces calls for investigation over lobbying tiesAndrew Bridgen lobbied ministers for “appropriate tax treatment” for a British teak plantation in Ghana – and later...
-
Published in: ourNHS: OpinionControversial ‘spy tech’ firm Palantir lands £23m NHS data dealExclusive: UK government sneaks through new COVID data contract, despite legal challenges.