Javad Marandi, an international businessman and major donor to the Conservative Party, can now be named as someone found to be “a person of importance” in a court case about...
Donations to political parties are essential to the functioning of our political process under the current system, but after a series of scandals and warnings from independent review bodies and...
Today’s rejection by the House of Commons of a key amendment to the National Security Bill leaves the forthcoming UK general election desperately vulnerable to interference by hostile states, kleptocrats...
The latest version of the list of ministers’ interests reveals a total of 10 ministers, including the Prime Minister, have in place (or are in the process of setting up)...
As recognised by the OECD in 2003 guidance on managing conflicts of interest, blind trusts are a widely used tool to help politicians balance the responsibilities of public office without...
Five months ago, on the steps of Downing Street, new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to lead a government with “integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level.” That pledge represented...
Spotlight on Corruption today launches its latest report – an audit of how the government has so far failed to implement crucial recommendations on upgrading ethics in government made by...
In February 2023, Spotlight on Corruption Executive Director Dr Susan Hawley and Tom Keatinge, Director of The Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies at RUSI, wrote to Security Minister...
