Boris Johnson's Crony Contracts

Sam Bright and Peter Jukes analyse what looks to be a new economic and ideological form of Conservatism, far removed from its former free market foundations

A minister has been accused of making statements that are “categorically not true” in an attempt to defend the Government, Sam Bright reports

The worrying increase in sanctions against people claiming Universal Credit comes against a backdrop of MPs earning millions through second jobs

That these potential conflicts of interest are not cited by the Government when information about grants, contracts or meetings is publicly released raises concern, reports Sam Bright

The Cabinet minister’s office played a role in the expedited deals awarded to a financial supporter of Gove and the Conservative Party

Sam Bright and Sian Norris explore the financial ties between Conservative MPs and private health companies

Sascha Lavin catalogues the corruption stories that have plagued the Government since Boris Johnson became Prime Minister

Sam Bright explores the role of John Penrose MP, and his unwillingness to call out systemic corruption in the UK

Sam Bright explores the ways in which party donors and corporate interests are warping British democracy

38 top donors to the governing party have held directorships in companies cumulatively fined nearly half a billion pounds since 2010, the Byline Intelligence Team and The Citizens reveal

The Government has revealed the record of a private meeting between a health minister and various corporate entities, though the details are disputed

Significant amounts of public money have been invested in the company, yet the Government hasn’t declared any conflicts of interest, reveals Sam Bright

Twelve COVID-contract winning firms with ties to the Conservative Party have increased their profits by 57.1%, Byline Times and The Citizens reveal

Lord Tony Berkeley, the deputy chair of Boris Johnson's review into the high speed rail link, claims the public is being kept in the dark over spiralling costs

After the scandal of crony contracts, Stephen Colegrave digs into the Government's Green Paper setting out a new regime to regulate nearly £300 billion in public spending

Peter Thiel's Palantir and an AI-company linked to Dominic Cummings combined have won public sector contracts worth over £100 million – including contracts connected to NHS data. Max Colbert reports with The Citizens

Company behind £450,000 donations to the Conservative party awarded a series of emergency Covid-19 work, alongside contract for new prison build, Max Colbert reports 

Richard Murphy looks at the Government’s poor decision making around Coronavirus costs, and how their poor accounting could be used as another excuse to cut public spending

The Government’s outsourcing effort reveals a huge diversity imbalance in private sector suppliers, report the Byline Intelligence Team and The Citizens

The Byline Intelligence Team and The Citizens report on yet more conflict of interest questions surrounding the Government’s procurement during the pandemic