Covid inquiry hires Tory-linked PR firms to manage bereaved families Exclusive: 23Red and M&C Saatchi did government PR during the pandemic. Families say ‘conflict of interest is obvious’
Scrap plans to give cops more power, say women as David Carrick jailed for life A Met officer has been locked up for dozens of rapes. Yet Suella Braverman’s priority is clamping down on protesters
BP, Shell, Exxon and co. bag £1bn handout as profits soar Exclusive: Government giveaway of CO2 permits helped fossil fuel giants achieve record-breaking profits
Government ‘misinformation’ unit flagged investigative journalism and critics Exclusive: openDemocracy investigation on Westminster secrecy was monitored by shadowy Cabinet Office unit
Top private schools’ ‘paltry’ charity work revealed Occasional tours of a WW2 bunker are among the ways private schools justify their billion-pound charitable status
openDemocracy’s corruption revelations see UK plunge in global ranking Government rule breaches are to blame for UK’s corruption nadir, says Transparency International
Cladding culprits ‘get away with it’ as government recovers just 3% of loans Developers were meant to reimburse the taxpayer for the cost of removing cladding. 97% of loans are still outstanding