🇬🇧 From banks waving through red flags to tax havens helping criminal cash disappear, Kojo Koram explains how UK enablers helped turn criminal cash in McDonald’s bags into untraceable gold bars in Dubai vaults. taxjustice.uk/campaign/dir... for more about the UK's Dirty Money problem.

COVID-19 INQUIRY: VIP LANE INCREASED "RISK OF ABUSE" £10 billion of public money was wasted and five years later, nobody has yet been held to account. It's critical the Government learn the lessons from this and go further to guard against the risk of corruption in future emergencies. More ⤵️

Today's #CovidInquiry report into PPE procurement lays bare one of the most expensive governance failures in modern British history: a botched pandemic procurement response that left frontline workers exposed, weakened the pandemic response and wasted £10 billion of public money.

Covid-19 Inquiry reveals scale of UK pandemic PPE procurement failure — UK Anti-Corruption Coalition

UK Anti-Corruption Coalition says the billions wasted, the VIP Lane, and the near-total lack of accountability must trigger urgent reform before the next crisis  14 July 2026 - The UK Anti-Co...

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TODAY The Covid Inquiry is set to release its final report at 12pm An emergency is no excuse for abandoning the rules on public money & no reason for no one to be held to account. Watch our short film on why this matters ⤵️ @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org

Behind the Masks: The COVID PPE Scandal Explained

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🆕 5,000 Covid contracts worth around £45bn. We found 135 worth £15bn carrying red flags for possible corruption. The VIP lane, ruled unlawful, delivered worse PPE at higher prices. The Covid Inquiry reports on Tuesday. Watch our film first ⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlf0...

Behind the Masks: The COVID PPE Scandal Explained

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💷 Big money is corrupting our politics The government says democracy is not for sale - but still won't cap what a mega-donor can give. Stella Creasy's amendment would. We're backing her call for a £100,000 cap on all political donations. ⤵️

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To stop wealthy donors from influencing politics, Stella Creasy MP has proposed a vital amendment to the Representation of the People Bill to place a strict £100k cap on all individual donations. Use our quick tool to email your MP 👇 goodlaw.social/o0eb

💷 Who gives £5 million and expects nothing in return? That's not democracy - it's access for sale. Write to your MP asking them to back a cap on all political donations ⤵ politicsnotforsale.mp.tiuk.justpost.cards

🎬THE MONEY BEHIND OUR POLITICS Big money is corrupting UK politics. And our politics is at records highs with almost £100 million was spent at the previous election. But where does all that money actually come from? More below ⤵️ www.youtube.com/shorts/gUroW...

How to stop dark money corrupting UK politics

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Spotlight's Executive Director @suehawley.bsky.social is quoted in the @financialtimes.com on the UK government's reported plans for a new "golden visa" scheme. As Sue warns, this would shred any claims that the UK’s is serious about tackling dirty money. Read more:
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📺 CORRUPTION, NOW STREAMING We've been busy building our video capacity to shine a new light on the corruption we're fighting. Exciting content is coming soon. Corruption is a big story though & sometimes 2 mins doesn't cut it. Follow the story. Subscribe ⤵️ www.youtube.com/@Transparenc...

Dark money is corrupting UK politics | Hidden donations & secret influence

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💥Burnham backs public on donation caps Our polling found ⤵️ 🔹 83% of Brits believe wealthy donors use political donations to buy influence 🔹 Nearly half say they would view more favourably a party that introduced a cap & just 7% would view one less favourably. It's time to end mega donations.

#PoliticsNotForSale 35% of political donations now come from the ultra-wealthy. When money dominates politics, ordinary people go unheard. And that's why we need your help. Send a postcard today to tell your MP it's time to end big money corrupting our politics. Details ⤵️

#PoliticsNotForSale – Make sure your MP knows that too!

Tell your MP to support caps on political donations and campaign spending.

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Nigel Farage and Lee Anderson have made more than £1 million from GB News while serving as MPs, according to a new @desmog.com investigation. Spotlight's Kamila Kingstone is quoted in the piece, warning that huge outside earnings raise questions about whose interests MPs are representing.

📆Tuesday 9 June - 4:30pm - MPs debate how to make the Illicit Finance Summit a success Following the Summit's postponement, @steffanaquarone.bsky.social has secured a debate for MPs to push for real progress in the global fight against dirty money. More below ⤵️

💷 BIG MONEY CORRUPTS UK DEMOCRACY The last election was the most expensive in modern British history. Too often, it's our politics that pays the price. To stop the super-rich buying UK democracy, we need a cap on all donations - and recent polling finds 92% of the public agree. More ⤵️

This Overseas Territories Day, we celebrate the relationship the UK has with its territories but also acknowledge the challenges. Secrecy in jurisdictions such as the BVI and the Cayman Islands continue to facilitate illicit finance at scale. And it comes with a serious human cost. More below ⤵️

Our new research estimates at least £325 billion of dirty money flows through the UK every year. UK - especially City of London - remains a global hub for money laundering, corruption & tax abuse. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

At least £325bn of ‘dirty money’ flows through UK each year, says report

Call for crackdown as finance linked to corruption, tax evasion and money laundering is estimated at 10% of GDP

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1/ The delay to the UK’s Illicit Finance Summit should now be used to deliver a more ambitious and credible push against dirty money. The summit, originally scheduled for 23–24 June, will now be held in December.

1/ The delay to the UK’s Illicit Finance Summit should now be used to deliver a more ambitious and credible push against dirty money. The summit, originally scheduled for 23–24 June, will now be held in December.

💷 BIG MONEY CORRUPTS UK POLITICS In 2015, £1m+ donations made up just 1% of private political donations. By 2024? They made up more than a third. Today, it was put straight to the PM: the Election's Bill doesn't go far enough. It’s well past time to cap donations & end big money in politics.

1. 🤦‍♀️ It is deeply concerning & frustrating that govt is once again being led down the garden path to reintroduce ‘golden visas’. Last summer, we wrote to the Chancellor with @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org highlighting golden visa’s illicit finance risks & lack of economic benefit. 🧵

UK Weighs ‘Invite Only’ Investor Visa With £5 Million Price Tag

The UK is weighing a new visa that would give three years of residency to wealthy individuals investing at least £5 million ($6.7 million) in the country, as the nation seeks to revive its global attr...

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📝"There is a clear public interest in knowing who funds our politicians, and therefore who they may be indebted to when they secure positions of power." @stevejgoodrich.bsky.social writes on how Nigel Farage's failure to declare his £5m gift show the UK's political finance laws are broken. More ⤵️

The £5 million question: why Britain's political donation rules are broken

Nigel Farage's multi-million pound gift exposes a gaping hole in our democracy

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1. It is very welcome that the Enhancing Financial Services Bill in the #KingsSpeech will provide the legislation needed to strengthen our defences against dirty money in the UK.

🗣️"We have never seen the number [of big donors] this small and the money this big” Duncan Hames in Al Jazeera on politics' dependence on the super rich. 📈 In fact, from 2015 > 2024, £1m+ donations grew from 1% of funding to 35%. We need a donations cap to end big money corrupting our politics.

‘Supercharged’ donations: How far-right Reform UK built a global network

Reform UK’s rise is backed by individual donors, overseas trips and networks that contrast with its nationalist message.

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1. 💰 We welcome the Standards Commissioner’s investigation into whether Nigel Farage should have declared a £5m gift from billionaire Christopher Harborne given shortly before he entered Parliament in 2024. 🧵 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Standards watchdog launches probe into £5m Farage gift

The probe will examine whether the Reform UK leader should have declared the gift when he became an MP.

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How healthy is UK democracy? 💭 Free & interactive #webinar, Wed 13th May, 1PM Join Rachel Sylvester, Cat Smith MP, Dominic Grieve KC PC, Paris Habib, and Tom Brake to discuss the Representation of the People Bill 👇 Register and take part 🎟️https://www.radixbigtent.org.uk/events/upgrading-democracy/

1. 👏 Great to see the Serious Fraud Office step up to a global leadership role by hosting an International Conference on Economic Crime last week. #EconomicCrime in the 21st century knows no borders so international cooperation is key to recovering stolen assets and bringing criminals to justice. 🧵

International Conference on Economic Crime

French, Swiss and UK taskforce holds flagship event for prosecutors in London.

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A £5,000,000 gift from the party’s largest backer, is neither ‘purely personal’ nor a commercial loan. It is without precedent.

No obligation to declare £5m gift, Nigel Farage says

The Reform UK leader says the gift was

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Today, @tbij.bsky.social launches Voices For Transparency, a photo series showing the human stories behind corporate secrecy in the UK's CDOTs. 🌏 Ahead of the Illicit Finance Summit, the UK must end offshore secrecy & lead by example in the global fight against corruption. 🔗 Full series below ⤵️

🔎 The #Mandelson scandal must be a turning point for standards in public life. Our new blog sets out 3 priorities for lasting change: accountability, lobbying reform, and Lords reform. Read more: www.ukanticorruptioncoalition.org/blog/peter-m... #UKPolitics #Transparency

The Mandelson scandal must be a turning point for standards in public life — UK Anti-Corruption Coalition

The Mandelson scandal has become a watershed moment for standards in public life. At a time when trust in politics is already at rock bottom, the scandal has reinforced public concerns about influence...

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