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Sam Bright
Sam Bright is Byline Times’ Investigations Editor and the author of Fortress London: Why We Need to Save the Country From its Capital.
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Alt-Right Ecosystem: Steve Bannon Tried to Buy Guido Fawkes
Sam Bright reports on how the former Trump campaign chief made a bid for the controversial pro-Brexit blog

EXCLUSIVE Government Pays Firm £4.3 Million One Month Before Appointing its Founder to Education Role
Gavin Williamson’s department is paying millions to a company founded by the chair of a Government social care review

The Dangers of Disaster Apathy: Why Matt Hancock Should Resign
From crony contracts to Test and Trace turmoil, the Health and Social Care Secretary has been at the epicentre of Government incompetence during the Coronavirus pandemic, says Sam Bright

Brexit has Revived the Power of the Unelected Aristocracy
David Frost’s latest promotion shows how the ‘democratic’ Brexit project has in fact emboldened unaccountable, hereditary power, contends Sam Bright

EXCLUSIVE Minister Accepts Donation from Chair of ‘UK’s Principal Climate Science Denial Campaign Group’
The coffers of a senior Conservative MP have been boosted by a company owned by a man who has questioned climate change, Sam Bright reveals

EXCLUSIVE Cummings’ Claims About Media Spin Contradicted by Official Records
The Prime Minister’s former chief aide has been attempting to defend his role in COVID contracts, yet at least one of his claims doesn’t stand up to scrutiny, reports Sam Bright

EXCLUSIVE Firm Chaired by Government Procurement Advisor Awarded £38 Million Contract
A Department of Health and Social Care insider has seen a company he chairs awarded a large public sector contract, reports Sam Bright

‘Wasted Opportunity’: Gavin Williamson Receives Complaint From Experts Over Children’s Social Care Appointment
The Education Secretary is facing a backlash, with more accusations of cronyism, reports Sam Bright
EXCLUSIVE Records Confirm Johnson Met with Lockdown-Sceptics at Key COVID Turning Point
Sam Bright reports on one of the most decisive days of the pandemic, when the Prime Minister defied his advisors and rejected a circuit-breaker lockdown
Friend of Matt Hancock Wins £14.4 Million PPE Contract
The firm is owned by the wife of a horse breeder who has donated thousands to the Health and Social Care Secretary, reports Sam Bright
EXCLUSIVE Cummings and Cain Held Private Meeting With New BBC Boss on Day of Internal Market Bill Vote
Sam Bright reports on how the Prime Minister’s former top advisors met with Tim Davie on the day of a Brexit vote that threatened to break international law
EXCLUSIVE Rupert Murdoch in Series of Meetings With Boris Johnson and High-Profile Ministers
The right-wing billionaire gained unprecedented access to ministers, reports Sam Bright
EXCLUSIVE Trade Blockade: ‘Pretty Much Worst Case’ Brexit Causes Upheaval for Allergy Vaccine Firm
Sam Bright reports on the disruption, time and cost suffered by one mid-sized company before and after the UK’s formal departure from the European Union
EXCLUSIVE North and Midlands Left Behind by £1 Billion Sunak Investment Scheme
The Government has once again failed to live up to its ‘levelling-up’ pledge, reports Sam Bright