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Labour Party's largest donor has $million’s invested in Carbon Capture interests
Quadrature the firm that handed £4m to the Labour Party holds $67m in Exxon Mobil shares - the winner of 4 UK Carbon Capture Licences. Its foundation…
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Exclusive: Tony Blair advising Covid contract ‘overnight billionaire’
Former prime minister is a consultant for Pasaca, whose owner Dr Charles Huang is embroiled in court cases over £4 billion UK government Covid contracts
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September 2024

Labour Party accepts £4m donation from firm with huge investments in the fossil fuel industry
Quadrature Capital's shareholdings in fossil fuel companies are valued at over $300m. Quadrature's fund also includes $71m worth of shares in tech firm…
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April 2024

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December 2023

Lord Bethell's WhatsApp's with Matt Hancock and Dido Harding released
Tory Peer Lord Bethell claimed WhatsApp messages were used for "Coffee orders" and not decision-making - Released messages suggest otherwise.
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November 2023

David Cameron appears to be going to considerable lengths to delay/hide his business dealings since leaving office in 2016
Here's what we know/don't know so far:
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Tory MP paid £250,000 per year by firm founded by sanctioned Russian oligarchs
Sir Brandon Lewis will receive the eye-watering sum from LetterOne for working just 8 hours per week.
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Infosys - the company founded by PM's father-in-law lands new public sector contracts
In recent weeks the IT firm has won a new deal from the Care Quality Commission and was named a partner on the FCA's new £562m 4-year framework
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October 2023

Revealed: Government refuses to publish details of meeting between Rishi Sunak and BP
Remarkably No.10 claim publishing details of PM's discussion with BP on Net Zero is not in the "public interest" and "would be a gross intrusion into…
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Revealed: Environment Agency still owns stakes in UK water companies
Information released following a freedom of Information request confirms the watchdog's pension fund continues to hold multi-million pound investments…
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VIP Covid testing firm referred by Liam Fox MP records £140m profit following huge government deal.
Surescreen Diagnostics Limited have paid out £90m in dividends during the same two-year period.
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