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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
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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...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationCummings and Gove allies won fresh COVID contract for A-level crisis workExclusive: Government accused of wasting taxpayer money after Public First landed contract without competition to...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationRevealed: Travel agent staff running COVID-19 track and traceCustomer service centre staff at Hays Travel have been working on Serco's heavily criticised track and trace...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations‘A corruption of Conservatism’: how a cartel of Tory MPs broke British politicsIn an extract from his new book, Peter Geoghegan shows how the European Research Group became a tightly organised...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationExclusive: Property tycoons gave Tories more than £11m in less than a yearConservatives accused of being ‘in hock’ to developers as donations from property and construction soars amid ‘cash...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationExclusive: DUP dark money man in ‘very unusual’ investment scandalRichard Cook signed an oil deal with a firm run by a convicted Texan fraudster. The Scottish company involved has...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionAs a lifelong Conservative, here’s why I can’t vote for Boris JohnsonThis government is an explicit repudiation of everything it means to be a Conservative. History will judge us accordingly.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: InvestigationThe campaigns trying to turn British Indians against each otherThis election is turning Britain’s minority communities against each other – and the tensions could reverberate for years.
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationInside the elite Tory fundraising machineThe 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: InvestigationCabinet Office urged to investigate fresh Tory ‘cash for honours’ scandalNew openDemocracy research reveals one in five elite Tory donors have got top honours, including knighthoods and...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: OpinionThe Tories aren’t the party of business – just the London financial eliteThe Conservative Party used to look after big, nationwide businesses. Now it serves a finance industry based in a...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationRevealed: The elite dining club behind £130m+ donations to the ToriesPrivate dinners, access to ministers, honours – openDemocracy lifts the lid on the exclusive group bankrolling the...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationNumber 10 abused its power by demanding cover-up of donors and friends of Boris in report on Russian influenceSources close to the parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee say that only a threat to national security...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKConcerns over ‘foreign interference’ as India-linked Hindu nationalist group targets Labour candidatesCampaigners linked to Indian prime minister Modi’s BJP say they’re targeting 48 Labour-Tory marginals, also...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationRevealed: Russian donors have stepped up Tory fundingAs Johnson accused of ‘cover-up’ over Kremlin interference, major new Russian donations to Conservatives revealed –...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsRevealed: Election pact between Johnson and Farage edges closerChannels opened between Downing Street and the Brexit Party. Arron Banks prepared to donate substantial funds to...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKHow to respond to Boris Johnson – and how not toWe keep losing – because we keep reacting in the same way. No more!
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Published in: Freedom of InformationRevealed: the files that expose ERG as a militant “party within a party”Documents released following openDemocracy transparency victory reveal European Research Group’s “highly partial”...
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Published in: HomeTory hopefuls promise to spend billions on imperial military fantasiesJeremy Hunt promises £15bn extra, while on Boris Johnson’s side a former defence secretary wants to buy huge...
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