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EXCLUSIVE Minutes of Boris Johnson Meeting with Cambridge Analytica ‘Would Directly Undermine Trust Between the UK and US’
UK-US relations would be harmed by the details of Johnson’s summit with the now-disgraced data firm, an independent regulator has concluded

EXCLUSIVE Government Refusing to Release Documents Related to Meeting Between Boris Johnson and Cambridge Analytica
The Foreign Office is withholding information about the Prime Minister’s meeting with the defunct data firm in the wake of Donald Trump’s 2016 victory, Sam Bright reports

EXCLUSIVE Red Alert: Several Major Government Departments Vulnerable to Cyber Attack
Sam Bright reveals the security gaps at the heart of the Whitehall machine

Law Firm Raises Concerns Over Head of Downing Street Parties Inquiry
Questions are being raised about the past record of Sue Gray, reports Sam Bright

Politics For All and the Changing Face of News Media
Sam Bright investigates the suspension of the controversial Twitter account and speaks to insiders about the evolution of the platform. With additional reporting by Katherine Denkinson

Private Health Meets Big Data
Sam Bright explores the collaboration between two tech giants, and what this means for the future of healthcare

Voter Fraud is a Fallacy: These Are the Real Dangers to British Democracy
Sam Bright explains that there are more investigations into the Prime Minister’s conduct than annual voter fraud convictions, and lists the genuine threats to democracy in the UK

The Party Chasing Labour in the North of England
Sam Bright speaks to the founder of the Northern Independence Party about Hartlepool, Keir Starmer, and social media campaigning
EXCLUSIVE ‘A Single Source of Truth’: More Government Outsourcing Projects to Controversial Tech Firms Revealed
A new report lays bare details of the Government’s Coronavirus work conducted by Dominic Cummings’ favourite tech companies
EXCLUSIVE ‘They Are Naïve to Potential Abuse’: Centralisation Under Cummings
Insiders reveal a clash between Civil Service impartiality and Cabinet Office concentration of power, reports Sam Bright
Defunding the BBC Will Lead to a Zombie Democracy
An emaciated BBC would spur partisan ‘news’ riddled with conspiracy theories, argues Sam Bright
The Conservative-Crosby Insider Running Coronavirus Meme Firm Topham Guerin
The digital start-up given £3 million to help run Coronavirus communications has hired a member of Tory party royalty as its managing director, Sam Bright reveals
EXCLUSIVE Exams Watchdog Boss Flouted Concerns on Algorithm Bias Raised in his Own Report
The chair of Ofqual didn't follow his own advice on how algorithms can reinforce discrimination because of “biases in underlying datasets”
All the Data in the World: The Dangers of Trump's Favourite Firm Going Global in a Crisis
Sam Bright tracks the global expansion of data mining company Palantir during the Coronavirus pandemic
EXCLUSIVE How Two Right-Wing Meme Merchants Scored a £3 Million Government Coronavirus Contract
Sam Bright tracks the rise of Topham Guerin, the New Zealand 'propaganda pair' in charge of the UK Government's online Coronavirus communications