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Boris Johnson’s Ex-PR Guru Lands Role at Fracking Giant
The appointment raises fresh questions about the ‘revolving door’ between energy companies and the Government, reports Sascha Lavin
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REVEALED: Yarl’s Wood Immigration Detainees Suffered in ‘Unacceptable’ Conditions During Record Heatwave
As the Home Office faces mounting criticism over its treatment of asylum seekers at Manston processing centre, a new investigation by Sascha Lavin for the Byline Intelligence Team paints a troubling picture of conditions at another notorious immigration removal detention centre this July
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Home Office Spends £76 Million on Legal Challenges Since Johnson Entered Downing Street
As the Rwanda plan is challenged again in the High Court, Sascha Lavin reveals the vast scale and cost of legal challenges against the department behind the controversial scheme
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‘Just Helping a Mate’: Conservative MP Given £25,000 Loan to Cover Housing Costs by Big Brexit Donor
Andrew Bridgen has accepted an interest-free loan to help pay for his constituency home, reveals Sascha Lavin
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The Wrong Man for the Job? Concerns Swirl Around New Met Police Commissioner
Sascha Lavin explores whether the new Metropolitan Police Commissioner has what it takes to root out systemic racism, corruption and misogyny in Britain’s biggest force
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‘Operation Red Meat’ Continues Despite Asylum Crackdown Failures
Sascha Lavin reports on how the Home Office is pursuing flawed migration policies to retain a base of reactionary support – no matter how ill-conceived
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Kwarteng Rewards Wealthy Men While Punishing Poorer Women
The mini-budget is another worrying sign that the new Government is downgrading the importance of women’s rights, reports Sascha Lavin
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Met Officer Guilty of Sharing ‘Grossly Offensive’ Misogynistic and Racist Messages Still Receiving Full Salary
PC Jonathon Cobban is still on the Metropolitan Police’s payroll, reveals Sascha Lavin
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The Rich are Getting Richer – and They Spend Their Money on Power
Sascha Lavin examines how, even in this cost of living crisis, the rich keep getting richer – and they use their cash for political leverage
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A Small Step for Women’s Safety in Policing is Not One Giant Leap
Sascha Lavin reflects on the news that the College of Policing will introduce harsher sanctions for police accused of abusing women
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Braverman Campaign Received £10,000 from Ex-Chair of ‘UK’s Principal Climate Science Denial Campaign Group’
It has been widely speculated that the former leadership candidate will be awarded a prominent Cabinet role, if Liz Truss becomes Prime Minister
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Trussonomics Will Worsen Inflation and Cost of Living Inequalities, Say Top Economists
Sascha Lavin picks the brains of leading thinkers on the economic plans of the Conservative leadership frontrunner
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Content Creating Over Policy Making: The Next Instagram Prime Minister
Sascha Lavin explores how branding beats ideas in the Tory leadership election
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The Conservative Party’s Climate Climbdown
Sascha Lavin explores why the Tory leadership contenders are moving away from the green consensus
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The Perils of a Renewed Age of Austerity
Sascha Lavin explores why tax-cuts promised by the Conservative leadership hopefuls are even more dangerous after 12 years of austerity
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The Party of Oligarchs: How Big Money Came Back to Rule British Politics
Sascha Lavin examines whether millionaire politicians are bad for democracy
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Conservative Leadership Hopefuls have Raked in £300,000 Over Last Year
Sascha Lavin reveals the big donations already flooding the Conservative contest
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Major Russian Donor Funds Conservative Member of Intelligence Committee
The wife of a former Russian deputy finance minister has gifted thousands to a Conservative member of the Intelligence and Security Committee, reports Sascha Lavin
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Boris Johnson’s Telegraph Meetings Leave No Paper Trail
No notes were recorded at two meetings between the Prime Minister and his ‘real boss’ at the outset of the pandemic, reports Sascha Lavin
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Government Refusing to Declare Boris Johnson’s Meetings at Height of First COVID Wave
The Cabinet Office is withholding information about the Prime Minister’s meetings over a crucial 43-day period, Sascha Lavin reports
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Home Truths: Boris Johnson is Weaponising the Housing Crisis
The Government’s new housing proposals reinforce a cynical narrative about ‘skivers versus strivers’ perpetuated by the Conservatives over the last 12 years, argues Sascha Lavin
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Putin’s Playbook: Civilians As Targets
On the 100th day of Putin’s invasion, Sascha Lavin considers how and why the Russian President has pursued a brutal war against civilian populations in Ukraine and beyond
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A Man’s World: Special Advisor Jobs in Whitehall Dominated by Men
A Byline Intelligence Team analysis puts Westminster’s gender imbalances into context
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Police Forces Forced to Pay £5.3 Million in 2,000 Out of Court Settlements
Sascha Lavin reveals the vast scale of claims made against the police, for everything from unlawful arrest to assault
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Conservative and Vote Leave Links to Remote Learning Organisation Set to Become a Government Body
Sascha Lavin investigates the political ties of an online education provider that has won millions in state contracts
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Hancock Meeting with Tech Giants That Won £1.3 Billion in COVID Contracts Declared 21 Months Late
Sascha Lavin reports on a very belated update to the Department of Health and Social Care’s record of meetings held during the pandemic
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Russell Group University Assets Burgeon Under Conservative Rule
As students and lecturers face tougher circumstances, the wealth of their institutions has risen markedly in recent years, reports Sascha Lavin
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People Hosting Ukrainian Refugees Still Subject to Bedroom Tax, Government Confirms
Public housing tenants will still face spare bedroom penalties – even if that bedroom is used to host a Ukrainian refugee, reports Sascha Lavin
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UK Officials Rub Shoulders with Sanctioned Russian Arms Firms at World Defence Show
Experts cast doubt on the logic and morality of the Government’s decision to attend a Saudi arms fair alongside firms held responsible for the devastation in Ukraine
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‘Profiting from Putin’s Russia’: Quarter of Council Pension Funds Invested in Russian Firms
Sascha Lavin reviews the extent to which UK councils have propped up the companies linked to Putin’s war effort
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The Brexit Build Back Botch: Businesses Visited by Boris Johnson See Profits Collapse
Sascha Lavin explores the reality behind the Prime Minister’s economic exaggerations
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Controversial Met Knife Crime Scheme Disproportionately Targets Black People
Data exposed by the Byline Intelligence Team reveals the racial biases of another London policing programme
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The Biggest Intergenerational Gaps in Modern Britain
Sascha Lavin considers the vast, unspoken inequalities that exist between young and old
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Conservative Leadership Hopefuls Have Received More Than £100,000 From Donors Linked to Russia Since 2015
Sascha Lavin tracks the links between prospective Conservative leaders and Russian funders
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Expert Raises Concerns as 11 Police Forces Issue 144 Non-Disclosure Agreements
As police misconduct once again creates headlines, Sascha Lavin uncovers the regular use of secrecy agreements among local forces
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COVID Hindsight and the Lockdown Parties
Sascha Lavin considers the Downing Street parties in context – without the reassurance of the COVID vaccine programme
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How Brexit is Levelling Down Luxury Brands
Britain’s economic and cultural prowess is suffering due to post-Brexit tax changes, reports Sascha Lavin
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Experts Raise Alarm Over Prison Overcrowding as Government Pursues Draconian Crime Bill
Sascha Lavin explores the ticking time-bomb at the heart of the criminal justice system
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Britain’s Immovable Institutions: The Diversity Deficit in the Upper Ranks of the Army
Sascha Lavin reveals new data about the lack of black representation in top army positions, and considers what this shows about modern Britain
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Nearly Two-Thirds of Prison Staff Guilty of Sexual Harassment Kept their Jobs
After exposing the number of police officers found guilty of sexual misconduct who kept their jobs, Sascha Lavin investigates sexual harassment in the prison system for the Byline Intelligence Team
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“Performative Cruelty”: Asylum Accommodation Conditions Exposed in Shocking Report
Vulnerable people are still being kept in cold, cramped, makeshift facilities, Sascha Lavin reports
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Institutional Inequality: The Gender Pay Gap in the Highest Ranks of the Civil Service
Sascha Lavin exposes the vast differences in income among the highest-earning public servants
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Liz Truss and Two Other Ministers Flew to Climate Summit
Following the lead of Boris Johnson, several ministers opted for planes over the planet, reveals Sascha Lavin
