Customer service centre staff at Hays Travel have been working on Serco's heavily criticised track and trace operations after pitching for government work in March
In an extract from his book, Peter Geoghegan shows how the European Research Group became a tightly organised ‘party within a party’ that set the UK on course for a no-deal Brexit.
Conservatives accused of being ‘in hock’ to developers as donations from property and construction soars amid ‘cash for access’ accusations against housing secretary Robert Jenrick.
Richard Cook signed an oil deal with a firm run by a convicted Texan fraudster. The Scottish company involved has gone bust owing creditors millions and leaving a trail of ‘unanswered questions’.
The Conservatives told openDemocracy they rely on "small-scale" funding. We explore the Tory donors' clubs and do the maths to find out if that’s plausible.
New openDemocracy research reveals one in five elite Tory donors have got top honours, including knighthoods and peerages – prompting accusations of "cronyism" and "secret backroom deals"
Private dinners, access to ministers, honours – openDemocracy lifts the lid on the exclusive group bankrolling the Conservatives. Shadow minister calls for transparency on ‘cash for access’.
Campaigners linked to Indian prime minister Modi’s BJP say they’re targeting 48 Labour-Tory marginals, also prompting fears of heightened ethnic tensions.
