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Great discussion at #LabourConference24 on lessons to be learned from UK #COVID19 procurement after Transparency International UK found #corruption red flags in £15.3bn of contracts w/ Nick Davies Joe Powell MP Katy Balls Institute for Government

Research from Transparency International UK finds #corruption red flags in £15.3bn of COVID contracts: £1 in every £3 spent. We have supplied details of 135 contracts of most concern to the Chancellor, Serious Fraud Office & National Audit Office urging full investigation #LabourConference24

Our reaction to the Chancellor’s speech today: (full statement from Daniel Bruce of Transparency International UK here: transparency.org.uk/covid-contract…)

🗣️ "We urge her and the Treasury to ensure a full and thorough probe of the 135 high risk contracts that we've identified to ensure that where money could be clawed back, it is." See our response to Rachel Reeves' announcement of investigations into £600m of Covid contracts.

Thanks to everyone who came to our discussion at Labour party conference, and asked questions. They really helped raise our ambition for change - so much to do!

Important discussion on Combatting the Kleptocrats: How To Make the UK the Anti-Corruption Capital of the World? With IPPR and UK Anti-Corruption Coalition Anti-Corruption Coalition Importance of ensuring the UK is a global leader in tackling illicit finance & economic crime - includes

Great to speak on this panel with Joe Powell MP Duncan Hames Stephen Doughty MP Parth Patel. Britain will never prosper off the back of dirty money. Excited to work with a Labour Government to make Britain the anti-corruption champion of the world. IPPR UK Anti-Corruption Coalition

🚨 🗣️ 🎞️ 🟥 Transparency International UK's Duncan Hames chatted to us after sitting on our joint IPPR panel event "Combatting the kleptocrats" at The Labour Party Conference #Lab24. 💬 It was a very productive discussion with Stephen Doughty MP, Joe Powell MP, Margaret Hodge and Parth Patel. 1/4

We are no longer able to observe the 2024 parliamentary elections following Tbilisi City Court's decision today not to suspend the ruling of the Head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, who unlawfully declared us as entities with declared election goals. transparency.ge/en/post/ti-geo…

🇬🇪BREAKING: Voter suppression in Georgia's October 26th election is intensifying. A recent Tbilisi court decision bars Transparency International Georgia Transparency Int'l GE from observing the election 🧵—here’s why this move is alarming and part of a broader trend.

🧵Another packed event at #CPC24 in partnership with Transparency International featuring 📷 Andrew Mitchell , David Davis MP, Maria Nizzero, James Bolton-Jones and Bartek Staniszewski! 📷Executive Room 7, ICC Birmingham📷 youtube.com/watch?v=Ekk-RD… #brightblue

🔴Did UK Politicians Violate Lobbying Rules With Questions About Northern Cyprus? MPs and Lords failed to declare freebie trips to contested region when asking parliamentary questions. Ian Blackford calls for investigation New by me on Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project occrp.org/en/scoop/did-u…

Today marks 6 years since journalist #JamalKhashoggi was brutally murdered at the #SaudiArabia embassy in Istanbul. His murder was deemed a “premeditated extrajudicial killing” with the kingdom of Saudi Arabia responsible. They must be held accountable: indexoncensorship.org/2018/10/saudi-…

Media rows on freebies have overly focused on whether politicians should accept gifts. The bigger question is: why are these offered in the first place? My blog w/Jem Mills-Sheehy on why this is Keir's chance to end decades of corrosive money in politics. transparency.org.uk/keir-starmer-n…

"We need to have some new rules." 📜 With Keir Starmer repaying some of the gifts he received this year, Harriet Harman tells Beth Rigby and Ruth Davidson why she thinks donation rules need examining.

Are we on the verge of another CJEU decision that will not only fail to fix a problem but create a bigger one? If the EU Court of Justice follows the Advocate General’s opinion, Golden Passport schemes could spread across the EU – giving the corrupt many options to gain EU citizenship

"By summer 2025, Companies House should be able to allow access on request to certain trust information on the Register of Overseas Entities" gov.uk/government/pub… cc Ben Cowdock @SteveJGoodrich Anna Powell-Smith UK Anti-Corruption Coalition

We are profoundly saddened by the loss of Helen Darbishire, Executive Director of Access Info Europe. Helen was an inspiring right-to-information activist, co-chair with our colleague Gillian Dell of the UNCAC Coalition, and above all, a dear friend of Transparency International and

Perhaps I should have said some weeks back, that I had stopped posting new content here, because I was trying out somewhere else (with fairer, brighter horizons) instead. I like it there, so am sticking with it, come find me, if you like.