Spotlight on Corruption
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Shining a light on the UK's role in corruption at home and abroad
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📹 Zainab Saleem, Spotlight's Legal Fellow, will be down at the Old Bailey today for the sentencing of #NathanGill, the former Reform UK leader in Wales who pleaded guilty to 8️⃣ #bribery charges in September. Here Zainab outlines the case and explains why it matters for UK democracy.
November 21, 2025 at 8:24 AM
📹 Zainab Saleem, Spotlight's Legal Fellow, will be down at the Old Bailey today for the sentencing of #NathanGill, the former Reform UK leader in Wales who pleaded guilty to 8️⃣ #bribery charges in September. Here Zainab outlines the case and explains why it matters for UK democracy.
🚨 *NEW* Spotlight on Corruption’s anti-money laundering (AML) supervision tracker shines a light on real weaknesses and inconsistencies in the current supervisory regime and underscores the urgency of reform.
November 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🚨 *NEW* Spotlight on Corruption’s anti-money laundering (AML) supervision tracker shines a light on real weaknesses and inconsistencies in the current supervisory regime and underscores the urgency of reform.
🌟 We were proud to participate in PILnet’s Global Forum 2025 in Rome last week, convening a session on the role of lawyers as “enablers” or “ethical gatekeepers” in relation to #corruption and #kleptocracy, and highlighting the public interest that is the lodestar of professional ethics.
November 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🌟 We were proud to participate in PILnet’s Global Forum 2025 in Rome last week, convening a session on the role of lawyers as “enablers” or “ethical gatekeepers” in relation to #corruption and #kleptocracy, and highlighting the public interest that is the lodestar of professional ethics.
💥 Great to see @philbrickellmp.bsky.social flag the need for the Ministerial Code & Independent Adviser to be on a statutory footing. The Public Office (Accountability) Bill – or #HillsboroughBill – is a crucial opportunity for the govt to finally act on this key recommendation from ethics experts.
November 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
💥 Great to see @philbrickellmp.bsky.social flag the need for the Ministerial Code & Independent Adviser to be on a statutory footing. The Public Office (Accountability) Bill – or #HillsboroughBill – is a crucial opportunity for the govt to finally act on this key recommendation from ethics experts.
👏 Brilliant to see Crossbench Peer Lord Cromwell set out the case in today's debate on the Crime and Policing Bill for securing desperately needed funding for the fight against #EconomicCrime by reinvesting seized assets and fines back into enforcement agencies.
October 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
👏 Brilliant to see Crossbench Peer Lord Cromwell set out the case in today's debate on the Crime and Policing Bill for securing desperately needed funding for the fight against #EconomicCrime by reinvesting seized assets and fines back into enforcement agencies.
👍 After #OFSI’s early struggle to keep up with the rapid rollout of sanctions following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it’s clear that #OFSI is now starting to find its feet as a more credible & proactive enforcer of sanctions. But much more needs to be done to deliver results:
October 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
💷 Without any information about its budget or staffing, it’s also not clear if it will have enough resources to avoid just becoming a talking shop.
October 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
💷 Without any information about its budget or staffing, it’s also not clear if it will have enough resources to avoid just becoming a talking shop.
🏃 Spotlight Associate and running aficionado @justinlmoore.bsky.social has completed another long run in Spotlight's colours! He completed a half marathon trail run through the scenic Chiltern Hills this weekend. Great job raising awareness about our work fighting corruption, Justin!
October 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
🏃 Spotlight Associate and running aficionado @justinlmoore.bsky.social has completed another long run in Spotlight's colours! He completed a half marathon trail run through the scenic Chiltern Hills this weekend. Great job raising awareness about our work fighting corruption, Justin!
Here's Sue's full quote.
October 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Here's Sue's full quote.
⚖️ This week the Serious Fraud Office defends its biggest ever account forfeiture order, as ex-Petrobras exec Mario de Miranda looks to keep $7.7 million in a high-stakes battle with significant implications for the UK’s asset recovery efforts.
September 30, 2025 at 12:42 PM
⚖️ This week the Serious Fraud Office defends its biggest ever account forfeiture order, as ex-Petrobras exec Mario de Miranda looks to keep $7.7 million in a high-stakes battle with significant implications for the UK’s asset recovery efforts.
👩🏽⚖️ The judge found this was not just “sloppy” but “showed complete disregard for his professional obligations”. It’s a classic case of wilful blindness by a professional who deliberately fails to ask key questions of their client because they don’t want to know the answers.
September 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
👩🏽⚖️ The judge found this was not just “sloppy” but “showed complete disregard for his professional obligations”. It’s a classic case of wilful blindness by a professional who deliberately fails to ask key questions of their client because they don’t want to know the answers.
📺 Fantastic to see @spotlightcorruption.org’s research included in the brilliant ITV documentary ‘The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money’, which was screened on Sunday night. Here’s @suehawley.bsky.social explaining how much of the PPE sourced from the VIP Lane turned out to be unusable.
September 23, 2025 at 8:37 AM
📺 Fantastic to see @spotlightcorruption.org’s research included in the brilliant ITV documentary ‘The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money’, which was screened on Sunday night. Here’s @suehawley.bsky.social explaining how much of the PPE sourced from the VIP Lane turned out to be unusable.
👇 Alarming report from @josiah.writes.news on the lack of transparency about the government’s Defending Democracy Taskforce and declining staff levels. Last week in parliament we called for the DDT to report regularly to parliament on foreign interference in our democratic processes.
September 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
👇 Alarming report from @josiah.writes.news on the lack of transparency about the government’s Defending Democracy Taskforce and declining staff levels. Last week in parliament we called for the DDT to report regularly to parliament on foreign interference in our democratic processes.
👇 Great piece by @lucasamin.bsky.social highlighting the 'revolving door' between the 🪖 Ministry of Defence and the 💥 arms companies that compete for its business.
Here's our executive director @suehawley.bsky.social's quote:
Here's our executive director @suehawley.bsky.social's quote:
September 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
👇 Great piece by @lucasamin.bsky.social highlighting the 'revolving door' between the 🪖 Ministry of Defence and the 💥 arms companies that compete for its business.
Here's our executive director @suehawley.bsky.social's quote:
Here's our executive director @suehawley.bsky.social's quote:
✍️ Great piece by @lucasamin.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale highlighting the 'revolving door' between the 🪖 Ministry of Defence and the 💥 arms companies that compete for its business ➡️ democracyforsale.substack.com/p/palantir-a...
Here's @suehawley.bsky.social's full quote 👇:
Here's @suehawley.bsky.social's full quote 👇:
September 16, 2025 at 11:36 AM
✍️ Great piece by @lucasamin.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale highlighting the 'revolving door' between the 🪖 Ministry of Defence and the 💥 arms companies that compete for its business ➡️ democracyforsale.substack.com/p/palantir-a...
Here's @suehawley.bsky.social's full quote 👇:
Here's @suehawley.bsky.social's full quote 👇:
👏 Really welcome to see new lobbying registrar Claire Bassett talk about 'levelling the playing field' when it comes to lobbying.
💪 She also told the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk PACAC Committee that she is not afraid to challenge the government or to be unpopular.
💪 She also told the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk PACAC Committee that she is not afraid to challenge the government or to be unpopular.
September 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
👏 Really welcome to see new lobbying registrar Claire Bassett talk about 'levelling the playing field' when it comes to lobbying.
💪 She also told the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk PACAC Committee that she is not afraid to challenge the government or to be unpopular.
💪 She also told the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk PACAC Committee that she is not afraid to challenge the government or to be unpopular.
👇 One year on from the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s regime, this superb film on Bangladesh’s missing millions from @financialtimes.com featuring @spotlightcorruption.org Deputy Director Helen Taylor brings home the urgency of recovering stolen assets that have been stashed in the UK.
September 12, 2025 at 10:24 AM
👇 One year on from the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s regime, this superb film on Bangladesh’s missing millions from @financialtimes.com featuring @spotlightcorruption.org Deputy Director Helen Taylor brings home the urgency of recovering stolen assets that have been stashed in the UK.
💥 Why money in politics puts our democracy at risk and how to fix it 🔧
👇 Catch up with our executive director @suehawley.bsky.social’s appearance before Parliament’s Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy discussing foreign interference, dodgy donations and crypto risks.
👇 Catch up with our executive director @suehawley.bsky.social’s appearance before Parliament’s Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy discussing foreign interference, dodgy donations and crypto risks.
September 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
💥 Why money in politics puts our democracy at risk and how to fix it 🔧
👇 Catch up with our executive director @suehawley.bsky.social’s appearance before Parliament’s Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy discussing foreign interference, dodgy donations and crypto risks.
👇 Catch up with our executive director @suehawley.bsky.social’s appearance before Parliament’s Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy discussing foreign interference, dodgy donations and crypto risks.
When it comes to enforcement, Sue had two key recommendations for the committee: better resourcing for the Electoral Commission and a specialist police unit to support them in enforcing the rules. 5/5
September 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
When it comes to enforcement, Sue had two key recommendations for the committee: better resourcing for the Electoral Commission and a specialist police unit to support them in enforcing the rules. 5/5
She also noted that, remarkably, it isn’t currently illegal to accept donations made from the proceeds of crime. 4/5
September 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
She also noted that, remarkably, it isn’t currently illegal to accept donations made from the proceeds of crime. 4/5
Speaking alongside investigative journalist @petergeoghegan.bsky.social, Sue listed a number of examples of attempted foreign interference via political donations around the world. 3/5
September 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Speaking alongside investigative journalist @petergeoghegan.bsky.social, Sue listed a number of examples of attempted foreign interference via political donations around the world. 3/5
As well as looking at crypto donations, Sue welcomed the government’s commitment in its recent Elections Strategy to introduce new ‘know your donor’ rules. But she added that those rules would be useless unless they were enforced. 2/5
September 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
As well as looking at crypto donations, Sue welcomed the government’s commitment in its recent Elections Strategy to introduce new ‘know your donor’ rules. But she added that those rules would be useless unless they were enforced. 2/5
🔥 Could dodgy crypto political donations undermine our democracy? That was the question our executive director @suehawley.bsky.social set out to answer at yesterday’s session of Parliament’s Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy. 1/5
September 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🔥 Could dodgy crypto political donations undermine our democracy? That was the question our executive director @suehawley.bsky.social set out to answer at yesterday’s session of Parliament’s Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy. 1/5
Helen commented that, while the changes to the MLRs may be minor, the real test will be whether HM Treasury can now follow through with bold #AML supervisory reforms to improve how the legal sector is policed for complying with these rules.
August 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Helen commented that, while the changes to the MLRs may be minor, the real test will be whether HM Treasury can now follow through with bold #AML supervisory reforms to improve how the legal sector is policed for complying with these rules.
⚠️ Sue warned that the fallout from the overturned probes could have a chilling effect on future cases, which would risk giving a green light to serious corporate misconduct with hugely damaging implications for consumers and the public as a whole.
August 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
⚠️ Sue warned that the fallout from the overturned probes could have a chilling effect on future cases, which would risk giving a green light to serious corporate misconduct with hugely damaging implications for consumers and the public as a whole.