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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsRevealed: Former Brexit minister accused of breaching ministerial code in meeting with Spanish far rightBrexit department claims Chris Heaton-Harris “wasn’t acting in a ministerial capacity” – but he discussed Brexit...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsKey members of Jacob-Rees Mogg’s pro-Brexit MP lobby group finally revealedGovernment forced to release list of ‘senior’ members of influential European Research Group, after long-running...
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Published in: 50.50MPs from 14 countries call for inquiry into ‘dark money’ millions spent by US Christian right in EuropeFollowing openDemocracy revelations, politicians demand information on American groups ‘trying to buy influence in...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations“Not in the public interest”: why the Electoral Commission didn’t investigate Vote Leave and DUP donationThe UK’s election watchdog doesn’t think it’s worth finding out if the Brexit campaign broke the law more than once....
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Published in: 50.50Revealed: dozens of European politicians linked to US ‘incubator for extremism’New openDemocracy research exposes increasing connections between a network of US, Russian and other...
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Published in: 50.50Revealed: Trump-linked US Christian ‘fundamentalists’ pour millions of ‘dark money’ into Europe, boosting the far RightMEPs call for action as openDemocracy analysis reveals ‘shocking’ flows of cash crossing the Atlantic to push...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsDon’t ask, don’t tell: how a conspiracy of silence will corrupt Britain’s next electionBrexit chaos could trigger a general election at any moment. Whenever it happens, there will be dozens of MPs who...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsMP accuses former Tory official of being a ‘fraudster’ and ‘cowboy’ who exploited legal loophole to hide source of ‘dark money’The Scottish Tory vice chair Richard Cook, who helped channel £435,000 to the Democratic Unionist Party, was branded...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsA second Brexit referendum is getting more likely. Here are 3 things that must happen firstWe can prevent a rerun of the abuses that dogged the 2016 vote. Here’s how.
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsRevealed: How dark money is winning ‘the Brexit influencing game’As Tory MPs resign in protest at the malign influence of hardline Brexiters, documents show the “unfettered” access...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsCommons report on “fake news” says failing electoral laws are putting UK democracy at riskReport from MPs builds on openDemocracy’s work exposing unaccountable ‘dark money’ and influence on our elections
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsRevealed: The dark-money Brexit ads flooding social mediaFacebook has new transparency rules on political ads. But in the last week pro-Brexit groups have spent tens of...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsStop calling ‘no-deal’ Brexiteers idiots. They know exactly what they’re doingThis is not bungling, or delusion. It’s part of the Great British Asset striptease. And we need to know who’s bankrolling it.
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations‘They were planning on stealing the election’: Explosive new tapes reveal Cambridge Analytica CEO’s boasts of voter suppression, manipulation and briberyPreviously unknown recording reveals extraordinary ‘black ops’ on three continents – exploiting weaknesses in...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsThe ruling class that drove BrexitThe media loves to blame far right movements and moments on the working class. Our Brexit research tells a very...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsBeyond the Brexit pantomimeForget the political melodrama. What matters most are the deep weaknesses in our democracy that Brexit has exposed –...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsRevealed: the dirty secrets of the DUP’s ‘dark money’ Brexit donorMPs call on Richard Cook to “emerge from the shadows” after we uncover his trail of illegal waste, unpaid bills and...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsFresh concerns raised over DUP’s secret Brexit donationCaroline Lucas MP calls on UK watchdog to ‘re-open investigation’, after new evidence suggests ‘deeply...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsRevealed: Arron Banks Brexit campaign's 'secret' meetings with Cambridge AnalyticaLeaked emails show Leave.EU misled parliament and UK regulator about meetings with controversial Trump-linked firm –...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsDark money investigations: what we’ve found out, and why we’re lookingFor the past two years openDemocracy has been tracking down the secretive, wealthy donors trying to influence...