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Published on: 28 September 2020

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Published on: 21 April 2020

Written by: Peter Geoghegan All articles by Peter Geoghegan

Laurence Robertson was late declaring lavish hospitality from gambling lobbyists at controversial Cheltenham event....
Published in: Dark Money Investigations: Investigation
As Burberry makes PPE for nurses and doctors, Brexiteer hedge funder shorts its stock

Published on: 18 April 2020

Written by: Peter Geoghegan All articles by Peter Geoghegan

Ignoring Bank of England pleas, hedge funds managers including Paul Marshall and Crispin Odey are profiting from...
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Violence-glorifying page runs under-the-radar anti-Corbyn Facebook ad

Published on: 16 November 2019

Written by: Adam Ramsay All articles by Adam Ramsay

Facebook ad library has no record of anti-Corbyn ad paid for by a page that declares itself ‘comfortable with...
Published in: Dark Money Investigations
Johnson and Cummings under fire as police hand criminal evidence on Vote Leave to prosecution agency

Published on: 1 November 2019

Written by: James Cusick All articles by James Cusick

Exclusive: After 16-month investigation, Met Police refer Vote Leave to the CPS for possible criminal charges. But...
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Published on: 3 September 2019

Written by: Claire Provost All articles by Claire Provost

We are looking for skilled and passionate investigative and production editors to join our team. Deadline for...
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Welcome to Boris Johnson’s government of all the lobbyists

Published on: 27 July 2019

Written by: Adam Ramsay All articles by Adam Ramsay

The prime minister’s new team has strong links to leading corporate lobbyists – they are representing the ultra-rich...

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