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Election watchdog probing £600,000 Labour donation for transparency breach

Election watchdog probing £600,000 Labour donation for transparency breach

Large Labour donor being contacted by Electoral Commission after party HQ failed to inform it of transparency requirements
Adam Ramsay 10 Aug 2023
Evictions up by a third as government stalls on renter reforms

Evictions up by a third as government stalls on renter reforms

Campaigners have called on the government to support tenants as rents continue to soar
Adam Bychawski 10 Aug 2023
Boris Johnson’s new Lords appointees have donated £17m to the Tory Party

Boris Johnson’s new Lords appointees have donated £17m to the Tory Party

Johnson put Tory donors in the Lords at twice the rate of any other PM since 2013, openDemocracy analysis shows
Andrew Kersley 09 Aug 2023
Revealed: Sunak snubbed request to appoint more diverse Covid inquiry panel

Revealed: Sunak snubbed request to appoint more diverse Covid inquiry panel

Groups representing minorities were told that having the inquiry overseen by more than one person would take too long
Ruby Lott-Lavigna 08 Aug 2023
North-east mayor slams Starmer’s green rollback after quitting Labour

North-east mayor slams Starmer’s green rollback after quitting Labour

Exclusive: Jamie Driscoll says some voters think Starmer is ‘a liar’ and backing ULEZ would win votes
Adam Ramsay 07 Aug 2023
Emails reveal Chris Whitty’s response to Boris Johnson critics during Covid

Emails reveal Chris Whitty’s response to Boris Johnson critics during Covid

Whitty told the editor of The Lancet medical journal: “I basically don’t think you understand what we are doing”
Martin Williams 06 Aug 2023
Drone attacks cause disquiet in Russia, but will they harm Putin’s regime?

Drone attacks cause disquiet in Russia, but will they harm Putin’s regime?

Ukrainian drone attacks on key Russian targets will likely boost support for Putin and his anti-NATO narrative at home
Paul Rogers 04 Aug 2023

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