Dark Arts Dispatch: Westminster is a ‘safe space’ for lobbyists
Plus, how Peter Mandelson might find common ground with Trump in rumoured new role as UK ambassador to Washington
Ethan Shone
Dark Arts Dispatch: Corporate capture, utilisation and storage
Plus, a Labour donor wins big on government contracts, a would-be MP fails upwards and the smoking lobby returns
Dark Arts Dispatch: Rogue investors, lobbyist cricket and visitors at No 10
Firms fined for breaching environmental, labour and consumer protection rules are stars of Labour’s investment summit
Revealed: No 10 advisor involved in AI policy has financial interests in AI
Varun Chandra left an MI6-linked consultancy to join Starmer’s government, but he still has a stake in its AI-backing investment fund
Labour given £4m from tax haven-based hedge fund with shares in oil and arms
Quadrature’s donation is noteworthy not just for being Labour’s largest-ever, but for its timing ahead of election
Labour given £4m from tax haven-based hedge fund with shares in oil and arms
Quadrature’s donation is noteworthy not just for being Labour’s largest-ever, but for its timing ahead of election
You have no right to know which MPs got elected with the help of lobbyists
A lobbyist can give a Labour MP £1,499 without it being declared. And that's still true if they give 30 Labour MPs £1,499