A new lobby shop has close links to Starmer and his top team, while another firm is wooing junior journalists
A new lobby shop has close links to Starmer and his top team, while another firm is wooing junior journalists
Rachel Reeves said she’d work for women – but her new budget doesn’t mention violence against women and girls
If Rachel Reeves really wants to make a difference to women’s lives this week, she must invest in public services
Plus, a Labour donor wins big on government contracts, a would-be MP fails upwards and the smoking lobby returns
Exclusive: Quadrature Capital held shares in arms companies that make Israeli fighter jets and bombs
Varun Chandra left an MI6-linked consultancy to join Starmer’s government, but he still has a stake in its AI-backing investment fund
Varun Chandra left an MI6-linked consultancy to join Starmer’s government, but he still has a stake in its AI-backing investment fund
Quadrature’s donation is noteworthy not just for being Labour’s largest-ever, but for its timing ahead of election
A lobbyist can give a Labour MP £1,499 without it being declared. And that's still true if they give 30 Labour MPs £1,499
