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Sajid Javid Signs Off £1 Billion Private Health Windfall as MPs Sound Alarm
, 14 January 2022
The Health and Social Care Secretary has agreed an ‘insurance policy’ with private providers, in breach of Treasury spending guidelines, reports David Hencke
A Portrait of Broken Britain
, 7 January 2022
Sam Bright explores the social, political and economic crises that have been stoked by successive Conservative administrations
EXCLUSIVE Conservative Donors Miss Out on £5 Billion PPE Contract
, 10 December 2021
Most of the Conservative-linked suppliers commissioned at the outset of the Coronavirus pandemic are no longer involved in NHS PPE procurement, Sam Bright reports
Britain’s Superiority Complex Over Corruption is Baseless
, 7 December 2021
Joe Walsh compares the treatment of ministers, when they became embroiled in accusations of cronyism, in the UK and South Africa
The Conservative Cash Carousel and Socialism for the Rich
, 29 November 2021
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
EXCLUSIVE Minister Asked to Correct ‘Misleading’ Claim About COVID Contracts
, 22 November 2021
A minister has been accused of making statements that are “categorically not true” in an attempt to defend the Government, Sam Bright reports
EXCLUSIVE Sanctions Against Universal Credit Claimants Increase by 14,000 in Three Months
, 19 November 2021
The worrying increase in sanctions against people claiming Universal Credit comes against a backdrop of MPs earning millions through second jobs
EXCLUSIVE Government Money Goes to Three Companies Employing Conservative MPs in Second Jobs
, 19 November 2021
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
VIP Lane: Michael Gove Referred Firm Owned by Donor and Close Political Ally
, 16 November 2021
The Cabinet minister’s office played a role in the expedited deals awarded to a financial supporter of Gove and the Conservative Party
EXCLUSIVE The Conservative Party’s Private Healthcare Patrons
, 12 November 2021
Sam Bright and Sian Norris explore the financial ties between Conservative MPs and private health companies
‘Not Remotely a Corrupt Country’: 11 Shocking Sleaze Statistics That Prove Boris Johnson Wrong
, 11 November 2021
Sascha Lavin catalogues the corruption stories that have plagued the Government since Boris Johnson became Prime Minister
Where is the Government’s Anti-Corruption ‘Champion’?
, 10 November 2021
Sam Bright explores the role of John Penrose MP, and his unwillingness to call out systemic corruption in the UK
How Political Corruption Works in the UK
, 8 November 2021
Sam Bright explores the ways in which party donors and corporate interests are warping British democracy
EXCLUSIVE One-Fifth of Elite Conservative Donors Run Firms Penalised for Corporate Infringements
, 4 November 2021
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
EXCLUSIVE Lord Bethell’s Summit with Private Health Interests Over NHS Reforms
, 25 October 2021
The Government has revealed the record of a private meeting between a health minister and various corporate entities, though the details are disputed
EXCLUSIVE Government Awards £12.4 Million Funding to Firm Owned by Tory Donor to Develop Flying Taxis
, 19 October 2021
Significant amounts of public money have been invested in the company, yet the Government hasn’t declared any conflicts of interest, reveals Sam Bright
EXCLUSIVE £121.7 Million Increase in Profits for COVID Contract Winners With Conservative Links
, 12 October 2021
Twelve COVID-contract winning firms with ties to the Conservative Party have increased their profits by 57.1%, Byline Times and The Citizens reveal
EXCLUSIVE ‘Deception and Possible Fraud’: Ministers Accused of Misleading Parliament Over HS2
, 16 August 2021
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
Government Procurement and the Lack of Trust
, 6 August 2021
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
EXCLUSIVE Revealed: The Involvement of Palantir and Faculty in the UK Public Sector
, 30 July 2021
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
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