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Byline Times uncovers the nepotism that greases the wheels of British politics.
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The Financial Takeover of Government
Sam Bright explores how the masters of high finance have been welcomed into the heart of power
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Rishi Sunak Appoints Donor as Policy Chief
One of the most senior figures in Downing Street recently gave £20,000 to the new Prime Minister
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Are We Paying for the Government’s COVID Waste?
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
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Government Announces £26 Million Funding for Firm Owned by Tory Donor
The owner of the company belongs to a family that has donated millions to the Conservative Party in recent years, reports Sam Bright
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Casino Politics: Westminster’s Gambling Addiction
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
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‘Taken Over by Big Fat Cat Sponsors’: Making Friends and Influencing Ministers at Conservative Conference
Sam Bright and Max Colbert explore the ways in which well-connected corporations are given the opportunity to whisper into the ear of power at the Tory Party conference
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£203 Million Financial Boost for COVID Contract Winners With Conservative Links
Max Colbert digs into the latest accounts of firms that were awarded hundreds of millions in Government deals
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Contract-Winning Firm Owned by Tory Donor Sees Major Financial Boost
Max Colbert reports on the millions gained by one of the Government’s PPE suppliers
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Boris Johnson’s Golden Goodbyes
Byline Times and The Citizens explore the Conservative Party’s accelerated attempts to exploit the House of Lords
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Rishi Sunak’s Family Profiting from Ties to Oil Giant Shell
Nafeez Ahmed reveals how every one of the four hopefuls battling to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative leader is tied to fossil fuels and climate science denial
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Concierge Capitalism: The Conservative Free Market Myth
In politics and economics, the Conservative Party has rigged the system in favour of an entrenched elite, contends Sam Bright
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Boris Johnson: The Naked Emperor Exposed
The Prime Minister resigned in much the same fashion as he had ruled over the country, with lies and self-delusion, observes Otto English
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Boris Johnson Will Try to ‘Burn Everything to the Ground’ – Because He Can
As the Prime Minister’s actions have repeatedly shown, elaborate conventions and procedures mask the features that fundamentally undermine democracy in British politics, says Sam Bright
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The Tories’ Big Money ‘Summer Party’ – What We Know and Don’t Know
Sam Bright explores the facts and the mysteries surrounding Boris Johnson’s fundraising bash
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What are the Benefits of Being a Tory Donor?
Sam Bright reviews the perks enjoyed by the big money patrons of the Conservative Party
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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
