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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionBritish politics is an oligarchs’ cocktail party. Tory ministers are the waitersThe recent onslaught of government sleaze shows once again why the UK has been called ‘the most corrupt country in the world’
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsMPs inundated with complaints from voters over Tory sleaze scandalSome Tory MPs hit back at voters over ‘destruction’ of Owen Paterson, while others admit being ‘deeply unhappy’...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsGeoffrey Cox made £800,000 at law firm that helps rich companies sue poor statesExclusive: Under-fire Tory MP’s second job is at London-based law firm Withers, which boasts of work representing...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsTory MP Geoffrey Cox has undeclared stake in ‘tax avoidance’ schemeExclusive: Former attorney general, who earns hundreds of thousands of pounds from a second job, is part of a scheme...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsMet Police silent despite calls to investigate Tory ‘cash for peers’ scandalOpposition MPs demand police inquiry after openDemocracy revealed Conservative treasurers who donate £3m seem almost...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsWant a seat in the House of Lords? Be Tory treasurer and donate £3mExclusive: Senior Tory accuses Boris Johnson of overseeing ‘scandal in plain sight’ as it’s revealed party...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsQuarter of MPs calling to replace sleaze watchdog have been punished by itLabour accused Tories of ‘wallowing in sleaze’ as vote to create new committee to review misconduct rules passes in...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsOil and gas firms have given £1m to Boris Johnson’s ConservativesExclusive: Tories accused of being ‘worryingly close to fossil fuel’ industry as oil and gas companies line up for...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationTories rake in £11m from hedge funds and finance tycoons
Exclusive: Financiers accused of buying ‘unparalleled access to the very heart of government’ as scale of...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsAt least 16 Tory allies given paid ‘independent’ roles in governmentExclusive: Non-executive directors like Gina Coladangelo are meant to ‘challenge’ ministers like Matt Hancock, but...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationPro-Tory campaigns spent over £700,000 without declaring a single donationExclusive: The likes of Capitalist Worker and Campaign Against Corbynism spent heavily ahead of the 2019 election...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationLocal authority accuses secretive Russian Tory donor’s firm of ‘abusing planning laws’Portsmouth City Council raises concerns about Aquind’s £1.2billion undersea power link project
