Russell Scott is a freelance investigative journalist and a finalist at the 2019 British Journalism Awards
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsBoris Johnson’s ex-adviser has role at firm that won £3.5m government ‘support’Exclusive: Hydro Industries donated £20,000 to the Tories at the same time it secured funding meant for struggling businesses
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsSecretive ‘spy’ firm met UK minister to discuss PPE supplyExclusive: No records were kept of meeting with private company chaired by government’s own PPE tsar
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationTory donor Lord Ashcroft’s outsourcing firm lands £350m vaccination contractMedacs Healthcare is part of a group whose largest shareholder is Michael Ashcroft – who has given millions to the...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationRevealed: Former Tory chairman was secretly appointed as COVID advisorRole for former Conservative chairman and corporate lobbyist Andrew Feldman prompts fresh concerns about privileged...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationRevealed: ‘Failing’ Serco won another £57m COVID contract without competitionAs Serco's share price soars, government accused of "shovelling huge sums of public money to a handful of...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationGovernment accused of ‘cronyism’ after Tory councillor wins £156m COVID contractStroud councillor Steve Dechan ran a small, loss-making firm distributing medical devices. Documents show it signed...