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BREAKING ‘Benefiting NHS Patients or Big Tech?’: Matt Hancock Faces New Legal Challenge Over NHS Palantir Contract
24 February 2021
, David Hencke reports on a judicial review of the US tech giant’s controversial deal involving personal medical data

Government’s Planned Election Spending Limit Hike to Benefit Conservatives
23 February 2021
, The move, along with other changes such as a constituency boundary review for the 2024 General Election, is set to provide an advantage to the ruling party

The Brexit Dividend: Gove Complacency as Trade Nightmares Strike the UK
10 February 2021
, David Hencke reports on the growing problems experienced by firms trading with the EU and the lack of help from the Vote Leave Government

EXCLUSIVE Brexit Bites the Falkland Islands’ Calamari
4 February 2021
, Local officials are considering breaking ranks with the UK Government and asking the EU for help, reports David Hencke

EXCLUSIVE Human Rights Watchdog Boss Accused of Double Lockdown Breach
1 February 2021
, More claims have emerged about a high-profile chief executive and her alleged breach of Coronavirus lockdown rules, reports David Hencke

‘Too Complacent’: BBC’s Finances in Crisis As New Threats Loom
20 January 2021
, The broadcaster is being forced to compete with new, commercial projects with an ever-declining income, reports David Hencke

EXCLUSIVE One in a Thousand: UK Checks on International Travellers in Tatters
11 January 2021
, David Hencke reports on how only 9,000 out of nine million airline passengers were checked for quarantine over a five-month period last year

Peter Thiel’s Tech Giant Palantir Extends its Reach into Local and National Government
6 January 2021
, David Hencke with more detail on the Government contract with Palantir and the involvement of the data science team behind the Vote Leave campaign

Evidence of Fraudsters Claiming Billions in COVID Loans Passed to MPs
16 December 2020
, A new report by the Public Accounts Committee sheds light on the Government’s Bounce Back Loan Scheme, with applicants self-certifying and not subject to credit checks

Britain Faces Disruption at Ports Without Facilities for Enhanced Checks on Goods As Brexit Looms, MPs Warn
11 December 2020
, Plans to create new inland lorry sites to check goods have not gone beyond the drawing board, a parliamentary committee reports

Home Office’s E-Border Controls Plan Lags Behind Costing Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions, Watchdog Reveals
9 December 2020
, Delays uncovered by the National Audit Office coincide with other delays in Government plans to introduce new Brexit border controls and custom checks

Britain’s Cod Awful Fishing Fiasco as £52 Million Trawler Sits Idle
8 December 2020
, There is currently no legal basis for the UK’s distant-waters vessels to fish cod in Norwegian waters from the end of this year, reports David Hencke

Government’s ‘Cold Turkey’ Brexit Preparations On Same Scale as COVID Failures, MPs Warn
2 December 2020
, Despite spending £4.4 billion on Brexit preparations, the Government has no overall plan says the Commons’ Public Accounts Committee

EXCLUSIVE Beyond Bullying: Home Office Renews Hostile Environment for Asylum Seekers
26 November 2020
, David Hencke exposes a highly critical parliamentary report describing the ‘aggressive and hostile’ stance by Priti Patel’s department during the Coronavirus Pandemic

Britain’s Cyber Security Operations Undermined by Swanky Spies
20 November 2020
, David Hencke reports on parliamentary criticism of GCHQ’s decision to use a large portion of its new budget on swish new London offices

EXCLUSIVE 61 Pork Barrels: Jenrick Funnelled Billions of Public Money to Conservative Target Seats
18 November 2020
, David Hencke's analysis of the Government's Town Fund scheme suggests politically motivated deals that paid off in the 2019 General Election

BREAKING Robert Jenrick: Government Suppress Key Documents from MPs in Constituency Payoff Scandal
11 November 2020
, David Hencke reports on accusations of ‘political bias’ on how public funds were allocated to constituencies by Conservative ministers

‘Unproven, Expensive’ NHS Digital Plans Criticised by MPs
6 November 2020
, MPs warn that billions of pounds could be wasted by the opaque tech-focused arm of NHS, reports David Hencke

Furlough Fraud Probe Into £4 Billion Paid to Firms with Working Employees
23 October 2020
, A new report by the National Audit Office reveals that the Government is launching an inquiry and considering ‘naming and shaming’ the employers involved

UK Government Preparing for a Surge in COVID-19 Unemployment
19 October 2020
, David Hencke reports on official figures which predict unemployment levels tripling by the end of the year

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