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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsBoris Johnson accused of ‘appalling’ attack on election watchdog
Exclusive: Former electoral commissioner David Howarth says UK government's new Elections bill is a sop to Brexiters...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsBoris Johnson borrowed £52,000 for Downing Street refurb
Prime minister repaid money covered by a Conservative donor after details of the arrangement were leaked
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Published in: Home: OpinionThe IPCC report shows we must take control of the climate crisis
Individual action won’t change anything, and we can expect nothing from political leaders or profit-seeking...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationTop Tory donor’s failed property firm left hundreds out of pocket in India
Exclusive: 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: NewsBoris Johnson charged taxpayers £28,000 for fancy-floorboards refurb
Cabinet Office admits taking Tory donations to fund refurb, before bills were finally paid by the prime minister
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionTyrone Mings is right about Priti Patel: she emboldened the worst of us
The England footballer’s criticism of the home secretary punctures the hypocrisy of divisive politicians who attach...
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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: openDemocracyUK: OpinionHancock is gone, but the rot at the heart of UK government is only getting worse
Don’t be fooled, Boris Johnson’s administration is still without transparency or scruples
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: AnalysisJoe Biden is fixing social care whilst Boris Johnson won’t even talk about it
Investment in social infrastructure makes sound economic sense – but Downing Street would rather leave women to pick...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsUK aid cuts cast doubt on Boris Johnson’s promise to double climate funding
The prime minister wants a ‘pile of cash’ for climate action from G7 leaders, but aid experts say the UK has...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionIs Boris Johnson the raucous clan chieftain that feudal Britain deserves?
In a country where land ownership pays more than work, it’s no wonder that corruption slides off the back of rulers...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsTory rebellion grows over Boris Johnson’s ‘grotesque’ foreign aid cuts
Source tells openDemocracy government could be set to reverse foreign aid cuts amid threat of Commons defeat as...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionWhat Boris Johnson’s new allies tell us about ‘Global Britain’
Welcome to the future, where a state of fewer than ten million people, led by a kleptocrat who described migrants as...
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Published in: ourNHS: AnalysisMatt Hancock has quietly told your GP to hand over your health data. Why?
If you live in England, all your encounters with your GP – information about your physical, mental and sexual health...
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Published in: Countering the Radical Right: FeatureHow right-wing populists use food to legitimise their extreme views
‘Getting breakfast done’: Italian strawberries, Hungarian pickles and a pint of English beer are all part of the...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: Analysis7 ways Boris Johnson’s Downing Street refurb may have broken rules
There are at least seven different sets of rules that Boris Johnson, his party and his government may have broken in...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationBoris Johnson government in ‘scandalous’ breach of Ministerial Code
Exclusive: Large payments to Johnson and ministers have been kept secret for months – fuelling controversy over...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: ReviewWhy truth is too weak to stop a liar like Boris Johnson
Peter Oborne writes of ‘the nightmare assumption that emotion is more important than thought’. But it’s not just an...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationRevealed: Former Tory chairman was secretly appointed as COVID advisor
Role for former Conservative chairman and corporate lobbyist Andrew Feldman prompts fresh concerns about privileged...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationRevealed: Electoral Commission’s private concerns about Russian Tory donors
UK elections watchdog alerted staff to 'interesting donations' from Lubov Chernukhin – and queried other Tory...