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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationRevealed: The secret cash that put Boris Johnson in Number 10
Cash from secretive Tory groups and anonymous donors played a critical role in demolishing Labour’s ‘red wall’ of...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationRevealed: LSE-Huawei deal sparks ‘reputation laundering’ concerns
London School of Economics gave ethical approval for Huawei to pay the university to study its 5G “leadership.”...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionBoris Johnson made politics awful, then asked people to vote it away
Our investigations show how the Tories won big
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationRevealed: A fifth of new Tory MPs have worked as lobbyists
New MPs include lobbyists for banks, private healthcare and arms manufacturers
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationEyebrows raised over Tory candidate’s ‘unusual’ £100,000 MPs’ expense claims
Conservative who blocked upskirting legislation and opposed anti-domestic-violence laws outsourced parliamentary...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: Investigation‘People are cheesed off’: Brexit anger tests Teesside’s Labour loyalties
The Tories are eyeing the North East Labour stronghold as anti-establishment feelings run high over the region’s...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationPro-Labour Facebook pages swing into action in key marginal
Remain groups are helping Labour close the online funding war in Wales's capital
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationDodgy bar charts, misinformation and propaganda in Bristol North West
From old-school tactics to creative use of social media adverts, the parties (and others) have been battling it out...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: InvestigationDramatic gender gap revealed between Labour and Tory candidates
New openDemocracy research shows women ‘three times as likely’ to be selected for Labour target seats than for Tory...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationTories accused of ‘fanning flames of racism’ against Gypsy/Travellers ahead of UK election
‘They’re demonising us to win cheap votes’ say rights activists, as openDemocracy research reveals ‘sickening’...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationThe battle for Scotland's Remainers
In the UK's closest seat, the SNP and Lib Dems fight over pro-EU votes
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationInside the elite Tory fundraising machine
The Conservatives told openDemocracy they rely on "small-scale" funding. We explore the Tory donors' clubs and do...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationNew documents shed light on Brexit Party chairman’s offshore connections
Richard Tice denies any links to two tax-haven based businesses. So why did he sell one of them a valuable property...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: InvestigationBreaking: Lib Dems admit they added information about voters in £100k data sale
Following the fake email scandal, openDemocracy has uncovered more details of the Lib Dems’ sensitive data deal.
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: OpinionAmerican dirty tricks are corroding British democracy
Super PACs in the US are notorious for smear campaigns and disinformation – now we're seeing them in the UK...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationCabinet Office urged to investigate fresh Tory ‘cash for honours’ scandal
New openDemocracy research reveals one in five elite Tory donors have got top honours, including knighthoods and...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhat are Jo Swinson’s Liberal Democrats so desperate to hide?
I’ve had some bizarre lawyers’ letters in my time. But this one involved a forgery by the Lib Dem press office. Why?
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationLib Dems accused of "imitating local newspaper" in UK’s closest marginal
The Liberal Democrats have been criticised for dressing up their campaign literature as trusted local newspapers in...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationOnline falsehoods and dark money targeting Bristol voters
In the key marginal of Filton and Bradley Stoke, voters' Facebook feeds are being filled with lies... but is it...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: OpinionThe Tories aren’t the party of business – just the London financial elite
The Conservative Party used to look after big, nationwide businesses. Now it serves a finance industry based in a...