Exclusive: Watchdog probing Starmer aide’s secret lobbying of Tory ministers
openDemocracy findings on Varun Chandra’s activities at Hakluyt prompted official watchdog to launch investigation
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The City’s big investment in Starmer’s Labour is about to pay dividends
Reeves’ Mansion House speech shows the corporate takeover of Labour is complete
Revealed: What goes on in No 10’s mass lobbying calls?
Not much at all, it turns out. But the growing stench of desperation is palpable, even over Microsoft Teams
Revealed: Banking giant threatened to leave UK over mooted tax increase
JP Morgan Chase wrote to Rachel Reeves to lobby against rumoured banking surcharge rise ahead of autumn budget
Aristo-fraudster who raised millions for Farage sets up opaque new company
Secretive new political firm set up by ‘posh’ George Cottrell raises ‘real red flags’, anti-corruption expert warns
The veteran Tory and City lobbyist advising Starmer’s business team
Iain Anderson’s newfound love for Labour has raised eyebrows across Westminster and worried some in the party
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