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Byline Times uncovers the nepotism that greases the wheels of British politics.
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‘Perhaps the Most Shameful Episode of the Pandemic’: £4 Billion of PPE to Go Up in Smoke
David Hencke has the details of a new parliamentary report showing how masses of equipment bought by the Government is set for the incinerator
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Who Are Johnson’s 22 Big Money Backers? And Did They Influence the No Confidence Vote?
Sam Bright and Max Colbert dig into the potential impact of Tory donors on the survival of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister
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Black Ties and Dark Money: The Conservative Cash-for-Access Machine
As the party’s biggest donors come out fighting for Boris Johnson, Sam Bright and Max Colbert inspect how the Conservatives continue to sell democracy to the highest bidder
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Auctioning Off Democracy
The Conservative Party’s cash-for-access culture is one of the neglected scandals of modern British politics, says Iain Overton
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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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‘Bungs’ to Billionaires: Cummings Exposes Johnson’s Cash for Content Scandal
New testimony from the Prime Minister’s former chief aide shows how the free press has been bought by the Government
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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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Crime and Coronavirus: PPE Fraud Now Subject of Investigation
The Byline Times team reports on the ever-mounting investigations into the Government’s actions during the pandemic
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Fraud, Abuse, Waste, Chaos: Official Report Slams Management of UK Borders during Pandemic
David Hencke reports on a damning National Audit Office analysis of the multiple failures of Boris Johnson’s Global Travel Taskforce
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‘Another Shocking Example of Waste’: UK Spends At Least £23.4 Million to Dispose of Unused PPE
The Government has spent billions on PPE from the private sector, and is now spending tens of millions recycling the equipment it doesn’t need, Sam Bright and John Lubbock report
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Very Inefficient Process: Watchdog Exposes Government’s PPE Failures
The National Audit Office has produced more shocking statistics on the £13 billion of contracts awarded to personal protective equipment suppliers, reports Sam Bright
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Roof Collapsed in Vaccines Manufacturing Centre
Sam Bright investigates the concerns of a whistleblower who says that the UK’s flagship vaccines manufacturing hub is shrouded in secrecy
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Firms Employing MPs Won £1.1 Billion in Contracts During Pandemic
Andrew Kersley tracks the public sector deals awarded to companies that have MPs on their payroll
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Sajid Javid Signs Off £1 Billion Private Health Windfall as MPs Sound Alarm
The Health and Social Care Secretary has agreed an ‘insurance policy’ with private providers, in breach of Treasury spending guidelines, reports David Hencke
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A Portrait of Broken Britain
Sam Bright explores the social, political and economic crises that have been stoked by successive Conservative administrations
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Conservative Donors Miss Out on £5 Billion PPE Contract
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
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Britain’s Superiority Complex Over Corruption is Baseless
Joe Walsh compares the treatment of ministers, when they became embroiled in accusations of cronyism, in the UK and South Africa
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The Conservative Cash Carousel and Socialism for the Rich
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
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Minister Asked to Correct ‘Misleading’ Claim About COVID Contracts
A minister has been accused of making statements that are “categorically not true” in an attempt to defend the Government, Sam Bright reports
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Sanctions Against Universal Credit Claimants Increase by 14,000 in Three Months
The worrying increase in sanctions against people claiming Universal Credit comes against a backdrop of MPs earning millions through second jobs
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Government Money Goes to Three Companies Employing Conservative MPs in 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
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VIP Lane: Michael Gove Referred Firm Owned by Donor and Close Political Ally
The Cabinet minister’s office played a role in the expedited deals awarded to a financial supporter of Gove and the Conservative Party
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The Conservative Party’s Private Healthcare Patrons
Sam Bright and Sian Norris explore the financial ties between Conservative MPs and private health companies
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‘Not Remotely a Corrupt Country’: 11 Shocking Sleaze Statistics That Prove Boris Johnson Wrong
Sascha Lavin catalogues the corruption stories that have plagued the Government since Boris Johnson became Prime Minister
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Where is the Government’s Anti-Corruption ‘Champion’?
Sam Bright explores the role of John Penrose MP, and his unwillingness to call out systemic corruption in the UK
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How Political Corruption Works in the UK
Sam Bright explores the ways in which party donors and corporate interests are warping British democracy
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One-Fifth of Elite Conservative Donors Run Firms Penalised for Corporate Infringements
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
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Lord Bethell’s Summit with Private Health Interests Over NHS Reforms
The Government has revealed the record of a private meeting between a health minister and various corporate entities, though the details are disputed
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Government Awards £12.4 Million Funding to Firm Owned by Tory Donor to Develop Flying Taxis
Significant amounts of public money have been invested in the company, yet the Government hasn’t declared any conflicts of interest, reveals Sam Bright
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£121.7 Million Increase in Profits for COVID Contract Winners With Conservative Links
Twelve COVID-contract winning firms with ties to the Conservative Party have increased their profits by 57.1%, Byline Times and The Citizens reveal
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‘Deception and Possible Fraud’: Ministers Accused of Misleading Parliament Over HS2
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
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Government Procurement and the Lack of Trust
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
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Revealed: The Involvement of Palantir and Faculty in the UK Public Sector
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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Prominent Conservative Donor Wins Large Contract with Ministry of Justice
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
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The Cost of COVID Loans and PPE: An Augury of More Austerity?
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
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A Man’s World: 91% of Top COVID Contract Winners Are Run by Men
The Government’s outsourcing effort reveals a huge diversity imbalance in private sector suppliers, report the Byline Intelligence Team and The Citizens
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Conservative Links to 30% of Top 20 COVID Contract Firms
The Byline Intelligence Team and The Citizens report on yet more conflict of interest questions surrounding the Government’s procurement during the pandemic
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Health Department Extends Conservative Donor’s Government Role
An individual who has donated more than £630,000 to the Conservatives in recent years has seen his role in Government extended for another year, reports Sam Bright
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Business Department Advisors Lobbied Government Bank Over Greensill Loans, Report Reveals
David Hencke reports on a new twist in the Greensill Capital lobbying saga uncovered by the independent public spending watchdog
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Firm Chaired By Government Health Procurement Advisor Wins New £20.6 Million Contract
The company has now been awarded deals worth close to £60 million during the pandemic, reports Sam Bright
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The Revolving Door Created by the Conservative Party Has a Long History
The same, well-connected insiders are allowed to sit at the side of power, especially in the field of education policy, reports Karam Bales
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Undeclared Health Minister Meetings With Firm Owned by Conservative Donor
One of the companies involved secured a £16 million grant from the Government, reports Sam Bright
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Health Department Failed to Declare Minister’s 27 Meetings Held at Outset of Pandemic
The companies involved went on to win £1.14 billion in Government contracts, reports Sam Bright
