The Latest Breaking News from Transparency International UK

Big-money donations poison British politics. We can stop the mega-rich buying access and influence

I’ve seen how imbalances in campaign spending can distort democracy. The multimillion-pound gifts to Reform must act as a final wake-up call, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16

Klepto capital: How London became a dirty money hub

Kleptocrats and fraudsters of the world have been washing their illicit billions in the city. Rachael Burford looks at how we can clean up our reputation as a global laundromat

Evening Standard · Jan 30

The tax haven firms given cash by the Scottish Government revealed

A company controlled by billionaire media baron Rupert Murdoch, a US military aircraft producer, and a Clyde port owner with an alleged history of…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 10, 2025

Tory Covid contracts worth £15bn had corruption ‘red flags’, study finds

Findings by Transparency International UK point to ‘more than coincidence or incompetence’, says chief executive

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2024

Peter Hain calls for inquiry into MoD’s alleged role in Saudi bribes scandal

Government auditors must look into claims of complicity in corruption on arms deals with UK, says Labour peer

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2024

Campaigners demand action on money laundering as Overseas Territories meet

Britain’s Overseas Territories agreed to publish registers of company ownership by the end of 2023, but campaigners fear they will miss the deadline.

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2023

Labour is right: billions were lost to Covid fraud, and the public deserve a reckoning

Given the immense suffering the pandemic brought to so many people, profiteers cannot be allowed to get away with it, says Devi Sridhar of the University of Edinburgh

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2023

AirBnB could bypass lobbying rules and ‘mislead MSPs’ about licensing scheme

TRANSPARENCY campaigners have called on the Scottish Government to reform lobbying rules amid a pushback against short-term lets legislation...

The National (Scotland) · Sep 24, 2023

Revealed: shares held ‘in secret’ by scores of MPs raise questions about vested interests

Exclusive: MPs found to hold ‘in effect secret’ stock in listed firms from banks to housebuilders

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2023

Royals cashing in on gifts – surely that’s unseemly for a modern monarchy?

The perception of corruption is undermining Britain. King Charles should lead by example, says Duncan Hames, director of policy at Transparency International UK

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2023