Conservative chair of Foreign Affairs Committee says she’s “aghast” and “appalled” at “shameful” granting of Prigozhin licence

London law firm that worked for Wagner Group founder faces call to be ‘struck off’ as regulator launches probes

Lawyer convicted in US probe into Russian election meddling was hired by UK firm that represented warlord Prigozhin

MP asks ‘what are ministers trying to hide?’, as government refuses to publish original sanctions guidance

Revealed: Security minister didn’t even reply to Electoral Commission’s letter warning of loophole in UK election law

Revealed: Former PM Gordon Brown’s think tank Our Scottish Future is among those receiving the lowest transparency rating

Exclusive: Government-backed amendment to protect those reporting on corruption expected to be in Parliament this week

New amendment will protect only those reporting on economic crime, sparking calls for government to go further

Exclusive: Bob Stewart failed to declare role at a defence firm linked to a controversial Azerbaijani businessman

The probe was launched days after openDemocracy revealed Bob Stewart had failed to declare a directorship

The probe was launched days after openDemocracy revealed Bob Stewart had failed to declare a directorship Tory MP Bob Stewart is being investigated by the parliamentary standards commissioner over his registration of interests. The probe was launched…

Exclusive: Bob Stewart failed to declare role at a defence firm linked to a controversial Azerbaijani businessman Embattled Tory MP Bob Stewart hid his directorship of a foreign defence company controlled by a controversial Azerbaijani businessman…

New amendment will protect only those reporting on economic crime, sparking calls for government to go further Campaigners for press freedom have welcomed an amendment that will make it harder to silence UK journalists exposing economic crime – but…

Exclusive: Government-backed amendment to protect those reporting on corruption expected to be in Parliament this week A government-backed amendment expected to be introduced in Parliament tomorrow will make it harder for the rich and powerful to use…

Revealed: Security minister didn’t even reply to Electoral Commission’s letter warning of loophole in UK election law Security minister Tom Tugendhat snubbed an official plea by the UK’s elections watchdog urging him to close legal loopholes that…

Revealed: Former PM Gordon Brown’s think tank Our Scottish Future is among those receiving the lowest transparency rating Prominent think tanks on both sides of the independence debate in Scotland, including one set up by Gordon Brown, are keeping…

MP asks ‘what are ministers trying to hide?’, as government refuses to publish original sanctions guidance New rules for issuing licences for sanctioned individuals to pursue legal action in the UK reveal that ministers should take decisions in…

The government is tightening its rules after openDemocracy revealed it helped a sanctioned warlord sue a journalist The UK government is tightening its sanctions regime after openDemocracy revealed that it waived its own rules to allow a Russian…

Yevgeny Prigozhin, who leads the notorious Wagner army, sought to attack the BBC two months before the Ukraine invasion Vladimir Putin’s private warlord, the sanctioned oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, was planning to launch a legal attack on the BBC with…

Lawyer convicted in US probe into Russian election meddling was hired by UK firm that represented warlord Prigozhin The London law firm under investigation for representing a Russian warlord hired a solicitor fresh from serving a US jail term for…