They’re pouring millions a year into politics... but there’s no way of telling where they’re getting their money from 🤔

What are “unincorporated associations”? 👀
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🚨 NEW: After racist and Islamophobic posts on social media were found by Good Law Project, Reform UK has dropped a candidate standing in Yorkshire. But the party has declined to say whether it will act against three more ⬇️

CW: Islamophobia and racism

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Catch up with the best news of the week: how the High Court slapped down the solicitor general’s “fanciful” attempt to prosecute Trudi Warner for contempt of court 🙌
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“The problems the tribunal judge has identified are very serious... Good Law Project would very much like to hear from anyone who has received a demand from DWP in the last three months.' - Jo Maugham

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Kerching! 🤑

Political parties are snaffling £277,000 a month in untraceable donations from anonymous dining clubs and special interest groups.

Read more 👀
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🔎 REVEALED 🔍

Since Rishi Sunak became prime minister, anonymous dining clubs and special interest groups, set up as ‘unincorporated associations’, have funnelled millions into political parties. But who’s splashing the cash?
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💥 A WIN 14 MONTHS IN THE MAKING 💥

The Information Commissioner has ordered the publication of Rishi Sunak’s hedge fund emails:
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Very pleased to say that, following our challenge, Rishi Sunak has been ordered to disclose his dealings, including on text and WhatsApp, with his former hedge fund Theleme over its lucrative investment in Moderna. goodlaw.social/jazv

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HOW much is the health department spending on storing PPE every week?
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Just 14% of people are likely to swim in Britain’s seas and rivers this summer because of concerns about sewage pollution

New YouGov polling commissioned by COPI (Central Office of Public Interest)

💥 NEW: The government has been ordered to reveal to us the details of Rishi Sunak’s dealings with a hedge fund he founded, which made huge profits during the pandemic after it invested heavily in vaccine manufacturer, Moderna ⬇️

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🚨A great win for Good Law Project

This is an FOI request I originally submitted 14 Months ago!

Will we finally see details of Sunak’s dealings with Theleme - his old employer and major investors in Covid vaccine manufacturer Moderna⬇️

“TV and radio stations with shows hosted by politicians could face fines if they break impartiality rules during the next general election campaign, Ofcom has warned.”

Good to see Ofcom taking action, especially after we wrote to them on this recently:
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🚨REVEALED: Frank Hester's company has landed another NHS Contract.

The £4.4m deal to provide a 'Child Health Information IT System' was awarded Just 1 day after NHS England boss condemned Hester's “racist, sexist and violent” remarks'

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2019: £17.5m
2020: £75m
2021: £710m 🤯
2023: £47m

The health department is still spending nearly £890,000 a week on storing PPE:
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💷 £890,000 a week on storing PPE 💥

The surge in spending on storage as the government panic-bought PPE is coming to an end, but the health department is still shelling out the best part of £1m every week:
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'They sent a 133-page indictment on me. A hundred and thirty-three pages … all those government lawyers working on this for months – I mean just how much public money have the government spent?” theguardian.com/environment/20…

'the approach the DWP [Department for Work and Pensions] are taking to reclaim benefits from carers and people with disabilities, particularly with neurological disabilities – is beyond the pale for me really.' theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

“That’s not the behaviour of a department that’s guided by fairness, by decency”

Our director, Jo Maugham, spoke about the government’s cruel benefit sanctions regime on ITV News.