Byline Times uncovers the nepotism that greases the wheels of British politics.
The lax management of the UK companies register allows fake businesses to proliferate
A new parliamentary report reveals that, apart from the £16.4 billion estimated tax and benefit fraud found by the National Audit Office last year, ministers have no idea about the level of fraud in the rest of government
A majority of voters believe corruption in the UK Government has got worse in recent years, according to our exclusive new poll
Sunak’s Government is throwing out plans to get dirty money out of the UK
Nothing drastic is required if a new government is to tackle the obvious crisis in the way we get our news, while the benefits of change could be enormous
A new report by the Commons’ Public Accounts Committee found that the Government was driven by ‘an overriding impetus to buy’ PPE during the pandemic – with ‘limited’ safeguards in place
Labour’s Deputy Leader made a welcome pledge to end the ‘good chaps’ approach to Government, which allowed sleaze and corruption to persist under the Conservatives.
Despite Government claims, a total of 272 contracts by NHS England and NHS Supply Chain Coordination have not been made public
After £200m in Government COVID contracts, PPE Medro, associated with the Conservative peer Baroness Mone, appears to have few assets left
Analysis by this newspaper reveals Conservative MPs make up the majority of those in receipt – as post-Brexit trading opportunities appear to be trumping ethical concerns for the Government
Luxe Lifestyle Ltd, which provided 9m unusable items during the Coronavirus crisis via a ‘VIP lane’, has applied to be struck off without reporting how the money was spent
BBC Chairman Richard Sharp’s hidden involvement in arranging a £800,000 loan for the former PM exposes the gilded upper circles of politics and media in the UK, writes Adam Bienkov
The stark drop in Britain’s score is driven by an increased perception of corruption in public office from business executives and experts
As the former PM continues to deny he sought financial advice from the BBC’s now Chairman, guidance from his civil servant at the time has contradicted this, reports Josiah Mortimer
The scandal-hit baroness was elevated for years by the party now backtracking over the PPE firm linked to her that won millions in pandemic contracts
The French President is facing allegations of corruption over his relationship with US consultancy firm McKinsey, which in turn is increasingly embedded in the British state
All the evidence indicates that senior Cabinet ministers facilitated the awarding of COVID contracts to favoured suppliers, reports Sam Bright
Sam Bright inspects the former Prime Minister’s plans to rewire British politics
David Hencke reports on the Commons Committee which proposes wholesale reform of the ‘toothless’ regulators supposed to safeguard propriety in public office
Hundreds of millions of pounds have been earned by companies channelled through the expedited procurement route by Conservative politicians, Sam Bright reports
Sam Bright dissects the multi-billion-pound affair that saw lucrative public contracts awarded to Conservative donors
Sam Bright explores how the masters of high finance have been welcomed into the heart of power
One of the most senior figures in Downing Street recently gave £20,000 to the new Prime Minister
UK healthcare spending has burgeoned by £50 billion since the pandemic, the same figure as the Government’s mysterious fiscal ‘black hole’, reports Sam Bright
The owner of the company belongs to a family that has donated millions to the Conservative Party in recent years, reports Sam Bright
With a number of MPs accepting salaries and gifts from the gambling industry, Rachel Morris explores how those in power have an uncomfortably close relationship with betting
In politics and economics, the Conservative Party has rigged the system in favour of an entrenched elite, contends Sam Bright
The Prime Minister resigned in much the same fashion as he had ruled over the country, with lies and self-delusion, observes Otto English