A Labour win won’t stop shadowy right-wing think tanks influencing policy
Revealed: Labour frontbenchers forming close links with think tank behind Sunak’s draconian policing and protest laws
Ethan Shone
One seat, two candidates accused of buying their chance to become its MP
How a Labour lobbying boss and a Tory nepo-baby ‘paid’ their way onto the ballot in rural Suffolk
Inside the lobbying campaign to force Labour's next U-turn
How the City fought back against plans to close a £600m loophole, plus more Labour lobbyist candidates
Labour, the vampire kangaroo and a very ‘spooky’ dinner engagement
Welcome, dear reader, to the inaugural edition of the new Dark Arts newsletter, in which I will try to keep you up to date with what’s afoot in the murky world of lobbying, influence and money in politics.
And what better time to get started? This general election is
Labour in ‘cash for access’ scandal over meetings with £150k donor
Labour top brass including Keir Starmer gave Bloomberg ‘exclusive’ look at party's financial plan at private meeting
Jet-setters, partygoers and double-jobbers: Who’s given what to MPs in 2024
A closer look at the hospitality, gifts and donations received by Labour and Conservatives so far this year
Where Labour and the Tories got their money from in 2023
Labour’s cash from private donors now dwarfs donations from unions, while the Tories got their biggest bung ever