🎥 "Research has linked £250 billion worth of funds diverted by rigged procurement, bribery and embezzlement in 79 countries to our overseas territories."

Great to see Sir Andrew Mitchell citing our analysis in yesterday's debate to call for an end to financial secrecy in UK Overseas Territories.

🎥 "Because financial secrecy in our overseas territories has real-world consequences for my constituents... and for Britain's standing in the world."

@appgonacrt.bsky.social chair, @philbrickellmp.bsky.social introduces today's debate on ending financial secrecy in Britain's Overseas Territories.

💥 BREAKING 💥

Scottish Government commits to anti-corruption strategy with improved transparency of trust structures (as proposed by Rhoda Grant in parliament).

This is an important commitment that will help prevent kleptocrats and oligarchs investing their ill-gotten gains in Scottish property.

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Billions of pounds of dirty money have been laundered through shell companies in the UK Overseas Territories, such as the BVI.

Tomorrow MPs are debating ending financial secrecy these territories.

Ahead of tomorrow's debate, watch below on why this matters ⤵️

📻 "UK politics has a serious problem with big money."

@danieljbruce.bsky.social spoke with @lbc.co.uk to discuss the potential influence those with deep pockets are able to exert on our elections.

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💷 2013 - 2023: Nearly 25% of political House of Lords nominations were party donors, giving £58m+ collectively.

At our event with @spotlightcorruption.org at Labour Conference, @duncanhames.bsky.social set out why big money's influence on UK democracy is damaging the public's trust.

Watch more ⬇️

At SNP Conference we hosted a packed fringe with @theferret.scot on land ownership transparency in Scotland.

We looked at offshore ownership and whether current rules are working.

Watch @muteswann.bsky.social share key takeaways from the event.

📺 "The £122 million of Medpro is the tip of the iceberg. A billion pounds of stock that went through that VIP lane was written off as unfit for use in the NHS."

Following yesterday's ruling, @danieljbruce.bsky.social spoke with Talk TV on the serious flaws of the ‘VIP lane’ for COVID contracts.

⚖️ "The 'VIP-lane' was one of the most egregious aspects of the way the former government went about procuring emergency supplies during the pandemic."

Our Chief Executive @danieljbruce.bsky.social spoke with @bbc5live.bsky.social to discuss today's High Court ruling against PPE Medpro.

💸 In 2023, just 19 mega donors poured £56.5 million into Britain's political parties.

That's 66% of all political donations.

We're fighting back against big money - and YOUR donation goes TWICE as far via @biggive.bsky.social matched funding.

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WHO PAYS, WHO DECIDES? BIG MONEY IN BRITISH POLITICS

📆Monday, 4.30pm | Nova Scotia | Liverpool

Join our Director of Policy, @duncanhames.bsky.social, @liambyrnemp.bsky.social, @suehawley.bsky.social & @edhodgsoned.bsky.social to hear about big money's influence on our democracy.

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Does the UK have a dark money problem?

Should we be worried?

As our Senior Research Officer, @rosewhiff.bsky.social explains - the public have a right to be concerned about the grip of dark money on our politics.

📺 "The government used emergency procurement measures to just directly award contracts to companies."

@danieljbruce.bsky.social highlighted the approach that led to billions of pounds of wasted public money on ITV's The Covid Contracts documentary

Available on ITVX ⤵️
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📺 "It is probably the biggest misspending scandal in the UK of all time."

A ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review from The Guardian for last night's The Covid Contracts documentary featuring commentary and analysis from our Chief Executive, @danieljbruce.bsky.social.

Now available on ITVX ⤵️
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📺 THIS SUNDAY 📺

Our Chief Executive, @danieljbruce.bsky.social features in a new documentary exposing the chaos behind COVID contracts.

It shines a light on how much public money was wasted on PPE and the private companies profiting from the crisis.

Watch Sunday, 10.20pm on ITV1 ⤵️

📻 "No Prime Minister is under any obligation to follow the advice that they're given."

Following Angela Rayner's resignation
@danieljbruce.bsky.social
went on LBC News made the case for stronger rules and independent oversight of ministerial standards in government.

📻 "It relies on politicians at the highest level of government largely marking their own homework."

Following Angela Rayner's resignation @danieljbruce.bsky.social went on LBC News to explain why our standards regime still relies too much on the 'good chaps' theory of government.