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UK government met 137 businesses over AI datacentres – but no environmental groups

Investigation finds dozens of ministers and civil servants moved into AI roles as government developed datacentre expansion plans

The Guardian - UK · 1h ago

OpenAI’s apparent failure to visit key site raises questions over UK investment

Exclusive: £20bn of ‘potential’ £30bn AI investment touted by UK ministers appears to have been hypothetical

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4

What are the rules on cryptocurrency donations to UK political parties?

Temporary ban on crypto donations is being introduced after review into countering foreign interference in politics

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25

National Crime Agency 'on its knees', report warns with 'Britain's FBI' facing brain drain

The agency is at the heart of Sir Keir Starmer’s plans to ‘smash the gangs’ bringing people across the English Channel in small boats

Evening Standard · Sep 9, 2024

After the bombshell Saudi defence deal revelations, we need a full inquiry into who knew what

There cannot be one rule for ordinary businesses and ordinary people, and another for government departments, says Susan Hawley of Spotlight on Corruption

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2024

Post-ministerial jobs rules tightened but fall short of ethics overhaul demanded

Labour’s Angela Rayner said the changes ‘barely scratch the surface’ of the reforms required.

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023

Labour MPs in spotlight over donations from secretive firm

SENIOR Labour MPs have received more than quarter of a million pounds in donations from a secretive firm amid a renewed focus on Westminster funding.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 9, 2023

Failure to name firms receiving Covid loans hurts trust in UK, BBB tribunal told

‘Woefully inadequate’ due diligence controls to deter fraud cited in challenge to British Business Bank

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2022

Covid fraud: how bounce back loans paid for cars, watches and even porn

As details emerge, concerns grow about Treasury’s efforts to recover almost £5bn wrongly claimed

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2022

Children of oligarchs may have used parents’ funds for UK ‘golden visas’

Home Office granted right to live in UK through tier 1 scheme to 46 people aged 21 or under, FoI request reveals

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2022