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Published in: Home: NewsPolice say they still need more time to investigate rape-accused Tory MPThe Conservative Party has given the MP the green light to stand for re-election despite the ongoing investigation
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsCalls for lobbying crackdown after we expose £13m ‘backdoor’ to MPsStandards committee demands tighter rules after openDemocracy uncovers lobbying by firms including weapons makers
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Published in: Home: FeatureWhistleblowers pay the price for speaking up. A new law could protect themPeople who speak out about wrongdoing in the workplace can often face blacklisting, harassment and legal action....
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: OpinionThere’s a new expenses scandal, but Westminster is silentOPINION: Taxpayers are still being billed huge sums for controversial expenses, from MPs’ PR to business class flights
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationParliament’s £180m expenses bonanza: photoshoots and business class flightsExclusive: Train enthusiast MP claimed £52,000 on London hotels, instead of catching the train
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationRevealed: Peer claims £18,000 expenses for ‘doing nothing’New House of Lords expenses scandal as member claimed ‘daily allowance’ to attend, despite never speaking or voting
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationMPs claimed £1m in six years to heat their second homesExclusive: Suella Braverman and Matt Hancock are among the biggest claimers, while ordinary families struggle with...
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Published in: Home: NewsLawfare perpetrators should pay into journalists’ defence fund, says Tory peerTina Stowell said action to crack down on SLAPPs was ‘wholly inadequate’ following revelations by openDemocracy
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Published in: Home: NewsGovernment reviewing its sanctions rules after letting Putin ally sue criticMinisters are considering giving more political oversight to a process that allowed a warlord to sue a UK journalist
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Published in: Home: NewsSunak likely unaware of decision to waive sanctions for Putin ally, says No.10PM denies involvement in key Treasury decision while chancellor – raising questions over lack of ministerial scrutiny
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Published in: Home: OpinionWhere ‘levelling up’ funds go doesn’t matter. They aren’t supposed to workOPINION: Meaningful change on inequality would require real powers for local authorities. Anything else is just noise
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Published in: 50.50: NewsScottish women’s rights centres accuse UK ministers of anti-trans misinformationRape Crisis Scotland among 15 groups behind joint letter opposing plan to block Gender Recognition Reform Bill
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Published in: 50.50: AnalysisCan the UK survive Westminster’s attack on trans rights in Scotland?LGBTIQ activists across the UK are rethinking their place in the union after Sunak blocked new Scottish legislation
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Published in: Home: OpinionHow a farcical new report on Northern Ireland Protocol poses a real threatOPINION: It’s worrying that a paper undermining the Good Friday Agreement has been welcomed by influential politicians
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Published in: Home: AnalysisTroubles bill puts perpetrators before victims, say politicians and bereavedThe families of victims on both sides of the debate have slammed the government’s plan to end criminal investigations
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Published in: Home: AnalysisExplained: What the Supreme Court decision means for Scottish independenceWhile the question of Scotland’s independence won’t be solved by a British court, the ruling could cause chaos
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsGovernment given formal warning over personal data failuresInformation Commissioner’s Office reprimanded seven organisations for causing people ‘significant distress’
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationExclusive: Weapons firms install 50 staff inside the Ministry of DefenceBAE among arms firms paying Ministry of Defence staff’s salaries while winning lucrative contracts
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Published in: Home: OpinionDenying Scotland a referendum would prove that Britain really is brokenWhile Britain’s democracy is an antiquated theme park, in Scotland, sovereignty lies with the people, not the Crown
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Published in: Home: OpinionIs Westminster a safe place for women to work? Not in my experienceFor young female staffers, it’s common to be cornered by a drunken MP, or subjected to a pat on the bum or an...
