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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsRishi Sunak cut air taxes and blocked climate levy after airline lobbyingExclusive: Sunak’s Treasury was lobbied by airlines over tax cuts, sparking accusations of government ‘favouritism’
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: OpinionThere’s a new expenses scandal, but Westminster is silentOPINION: Taxpayers are still being billed huge sums for controversial expenses, from MPs’ PR to business class flights
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationParliament’s £180m expenses bonanza: photoshoots and business class flightsExclusive: Train enthusiast MP claimed £52,000 on London hotels, instead of catching the train
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Published in: 50.50: NewsKate Forbes’ political career began with role paid by anti-abortion lobby groupExclusive: SNP leadership candidate previously worked for shadowy Christian right group that doesn’t declare funders
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsRevealed: MPs claim £1m on expenses for private spin doctorsPR firms are raking in taxpayer cash, as Westminster regulator admits it doesn’t check if rules are followed
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationRevealed: Peer claims £18,000 expenses for ‘doing nothing’New House of Lords expenses scandal as member claimed ‘daily allowance’ to attend, despite never speaking or voting
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationMPs claimed £1m in six years to heat their second homesExclusive: Suella Braverman and Matt Hancock are among the biggest claimers, while ordinary families struggle with...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsUK law firm used by Putin ally hired solicitor jailed in Trump-Russia probeLawyer convicted in US probe into Russian election meddling was hired by UK firm that represented warlord Prigozhin
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationNHS chair urged exec to meet US health firm he had business links toExclusive: Emails reveal Lord Prior told officials to meet the boss of Teladoc, which was ‘keen to expand’ into UK
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsUK law firm that represented Russian warlord linked to ‘golden visas’London law firm that worked for Wagner Group founder faces call to be ‘struck off’ as regulator launches probes
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsTory MP grills government over decision to let warlord sue journalist
Conservative chair of Foreign Affairs Committee says she’s “aghast” and “appalled” at “shameful” granting of...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsUK government promises ‘confidentiality’ for Putin allies fighting sanctionsExclusive: Foreign Office has pledged to protect the privacy of those trying to get sanctions removed
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: AnalysisWhat latest Nadhim Zahawi revelations mean for ex-chancellor’s futureFresh revelations about Zahawi’s relationship with the company owned by his parents add a twist to his ongoing tax row
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsRevealed: Nadhim Zahawi played secret role in offshore-linked lenderScandal-hit Conservative chair did not declare his interests in Crowd2Fund, a company co-founded by his parents
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsRevealed: MPs’ staff bankrolled by climate sceptics and gambling industryExclusive: Campaigner warns of ‘conflict of interest’ over donors who gave £1m to fund MPs’ staff and offices
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsDefence firm part-owned by Johnson’s £1m donor wins £80m MoD contractChristopher Harborne is the largest single shareholder in QinetiQ, which announced a lucrative government deal this week
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationRevealed: Conservatives took more than £800,000 from private health firmsPrivate health tycoons have wined and dined senior ministers while cashing in on NHS contracts
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsExclusive: Private schools pocket millions in Covid loans denied to state schoolsMinisters’ own schools were among those that received millions while state schools faced bankruptcy
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: AnalysisWill the UK finally tackle its dirty money problem in 2023?New legislation is set to target corporate corruption and attempts to silence journalists through SLAPP lawsuits
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsRevealed: UK’s most secretive think tanks took £14.3m from mystery donorsopenDemocracy has relaunched the Who Funds You? campaign into think tanks and transparency. Here’s what we found