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Articles predominantly based on historical research, official reports, court documents and open source intelligence.
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Labour Members Left in Dark Over Data Breach
Max Colbert reveals a lack of transparency from the party over a significant ransomware attack last year
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100% of Out-of-Area Mental Health Placements in North-West ‘Inappropriate’
The Government has missed its target to stop placing acute mental health patients in treatment units outside of their local areas – with some placed 300 kilometres from home
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A Nation Split on the Monarchy
New polling by Omnisis for Byline Times shows a significant body of support outside England for an elected head of state
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Legal Threats to Byline Times’ Reporting of the PPE Procurement Scandal
The Byline Intelligence Team reports on the legal threats from PPE Medpro, a firm awarded £200 million in Government PPE deals
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European Parliament Appears to Censor Report on Press Censorship in EU
The European Parliament removed a reference to Greece’s low ranking on the Press Freedom Index
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High Value Fraud Ignored as Government Chases Welfare Cheats
Tom Robinson investigates the disproportionate state investment ploughed into benefit fraud, while other anti-fraud efforts suffer from austerity
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Russia’s Deadly War on Journalists
The horrifying reports of journalists being deliberately targeted by Russian forces in Ukraine form part of Putin’s and his allies’ long war against the press, Sian Norris reports
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Boris Johnson ‘Bending Rules’ to Protect Alexander Lebedev as Russian Oligarch Cuts UK Ties
The Former KGB officer appears to be cutting his financial ties to the UK as Johnson’s Government refuses to join Canada in sanctioning him, reports Adam Bienkov
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Mainstreamed White Supremacy Sits Behind Social Media Hate of Kamala Harris
A new report reveals the horrifying abuse sent on Twitter to America’s first woman of colour Vice President – but such racist hate is becoming normalised in the US
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The Cost of Brexit: Brits Say EU Exit Drove up Prices, New Poll Finds
An exclusive poll for Byline Times finds that seven-in-ten voters believe leaving the EU has made life in the UK more expensive
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Constant COVID Presence in Cabinet Office During Party Periods
Sam Bright and Sascha Lavin reveal data showing the extent of COVID absences during Downing Street’s lockdown-breaking gatherings
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Sunak Takes Cost of Living Action As Polling Shows Public Anger at Lack of Government Help
New polling by Omnisis for Byline Times shows cross-party hostility towards the Chancellor’s inertia over rapidly rising household costs
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Controversial Firm Linked to Rishi Sunak Among Those Allowed to Set ‘Global Anti-Corruption Agenda’ by World Economic Forum
Dimitris Dimitriadis digs into the scandals linked to a number of firms participating in a flagship global anti-corruption initiative
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Government Ignored High-Level Monkeypox Warnings as UK Health Security Agency Ranked Threat ‘Very Low’
TJ Coles explores how the Government has reacted to months of alerts about the growing Monkeypox threat
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Dozens of Phantom Companies Created in the UK Without the Consent of their ‘Owners’
Diogo Augusto investigates loopholes in Companies House business registrations which make Britain ‘the jurisdiction of choice for dirty money’
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Why Don’t We Know How Many People have been Convicted for Smuggling People Across the Channel?
The Byline Intelligence Team used a range of methods to quantify how many convictions there have been for smuggling people across the Channel under this Government – but a lack of formal data raises transparency questions
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Doubts Cast Over Home Secretary’s Claim that EU has Resettled Refugees in Rwanda
The Home Office’s evidence for the claim pointed to the UNHCR’s Emergency Transit Mechanism – but this scheme differs from the UK’s plans to resettle people who arrive in the UK ‘illegally’ to Rwanda
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A Man’s World: Special Advisor Jobs in Whitehall Dominated by Men
A Byline Intelligence Team analysis puts Westminster’s gender imbalances into context
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Police Forces Forced to Pay £5.3 Million in 2,000 Out of Court Settlements
Sascha Lavin reveals the vast scale of claims made against the police, for everything from unlawful arrest to assault
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Asylum Seekers Held in Hotels Struggling With Food-Related Poor Health, Report Finds
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration raises concerns about housing people seeking asylum in temporary accommodation
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‘A Sense That Rape is Decriminalised’: New Data Reveals Ongoing Crisis for Rape Victims
A new investigation by the Byline Intelligence Team reveals that fewer men are being convicted for sexual offences – a crime that impacts on one in five women
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New Report Challenges Media Mockery of NHS Translation Services
Public spending on translation and interpreter services was reviled by the anti-migrant media. But new figures show the real extent of spending and need, reports Sian Norris
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British Company Accused of Links to Police Persecuting Uyghur Muslims
A new report from the NGO Freedom from Torture found that London Policing College has multiple links to Chinese institutions connected to the torture and genocide of the Uyghurs
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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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The EU Plan to Expand ‘Hellish’ Repression of Black Migrants
Nafeez Ahmed reveals the European Union’s new defence strategy that promises to scale up an unlawful scheme to forcibly trap migrants in abusive detention camps throughout Africa
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Boris Johnson Blocks Publishing Secret Lebedev Advice Due to ‘National Security’ Concerns
Boris Johnson has failed to release advice he received from UK security services about his friend Evgeny Lebedev, despite MPs voting for its release, reports Adam Bienkov
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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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‘Let Them Eat Foie Gras’: Big Issues Avoided in Johnson’s Culture War Queen’s Speech
The Government’s new agenda focuses on stoking culture wars, while doing nothing to tackle the number one issue facing people in the UK, reports Adam Bienkov
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US Justice Department Case Against Paul Manafort Re-Opens Trump Campaign’s Ukraine, Russia and Cambridge Analytica Connections
As the US Justice Department sues pardoned Paul Manafort over undisclosed foreign banks accounts, Zamaan Qureshi follows the financial links with Putin’s oligarch Oleg Deripaska and a Russian intelligence agent
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Government Refusing to Release Documents Related to Meeting Between Boris Johnson and Cambridge Analytica
The Foreign Office is withholding information about the Prime Minister’s meeting with the defunct data firm in the wake of Donald Trump’s 2016 victory, Sam Bright reports
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Russell Group University Assets Burgeon Under Conservative Rule
As students and lecturers face tougher circumstances, the wealth of their institutions has risen markedly in recent years, reports Sascha Lavin
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People Hosting Ukrainian Refugees Still Subject to Bedroom Tax, Government Confirms
Public housing tenants will still face spare bedroom penalties – even if that bedroom is used to host a Ukrainian refugee, reports Sascha Lavin
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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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The Shocking Divides Between London and the Rest of Britain
Sam Bright details some of the key findings from his new book, on the extreme imbalances between London and other parts of the country
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Renters Hit Hardest by Cost of Living Crisis
Data from the Office for National Statistics shows that renters are more likely to be struggling to make ends meet than those with mortgages
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Government Stalling on Releasing Boris Johnson WhatsApp Messages
Iain Overton reports on attempts by campaigners to force greater transparency from the Government on the Prime Minister’s use of private messaging apps
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‘Racial Profiling’: Black People Disproportionately Targeted by Transport for London Fixed Penalty Notices
As the Prime Minister continues to be investigated for COVID law-breaking, Dimitris Dimitriadis explores the penalties heavily issued to minority ethnic groups
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Drop in Life Expectancy Due to Poor Pandemic Management ‘Chilling’, Says Sir Michael Marmot
New research shows that England and Wales saw the biggest reduction in life expectancy after the US between 2019-21, while the life expectancy of the poorest continues to drop
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Tolerating Intolerance: UK Military Failing its LGBTQ Personnel
Murray Jones reports on the Government’s failure to offer information on its acquiescence to the repressive rules of foreign militaries
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UK Officials Rub Shoulders with Sanctioned Russian Arms Firms at World Defence Show
Experts cast doubt on the logic and morality of the Government’s decision to attend a Saudi arms fair alongside firms held responsible for the devastation in Ukraine
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Putin’s War On Net Zero: Controlling ‘Europe’s Breadbasket’ to Prevent Russia’s Fossil Fuel Collapse
Russian Government-backed scientific studies suggest that the war in Ukraine is the world’s first rear-guard military attack on the global climate movement, reports Nafeez Ahmed
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Rishi Sunak’s Plan to Soften Blow of Universal Credit Cut has been a £1 Billion Bust
Nic Murray explores the Chancellor’s underfunded and misjudged scheme to help deprived families make ends meet
