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  1. 17 hours ago

    The lobbying scandal has exposed the weakness of the rules keeping govt clean. Our Enablers team is investigating those facilitating undue influence, interference and overseas corruption. Got a tip? Get in touch!

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  3. 17 hours ago

    Fmr head of the civil service agreed that it was time ACOBA was given some teeth. “It relies on people playing by the rules, and there are some high-profile cases where people have not followed the process,” he told us.

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  4. 17 hours ago

    Angela Browning, who was ACOBA Chair at the time, told that she wrote to government to express "concern about the lack of statutory powers and enforcement," but that Cabinet Office rejected the suggestion.

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  5. 17 hours ago

    declined to release communications and notes relating to the meeting, which would help show where Cameron. is calling on the Treasury to publish the minutes from the meetings without delay.

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  6. 17 hours ago

    Cameron sought approval from China and the UK *before* setting up the fund to "ensure it would be welcomed by both governments," his spokesman told . Cameron recently listed what he said were his other activities since leaving No. 10. He left off the UK-China fund.

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  7. 17 hours ago

    Cameron told Hammond he didn't know what his role at the fund would be, according to the letter. In the same month, Cameron told ACOBA that he would be vice-chairman at the fund with significant control over strategy, structure and investments.

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  8. 17 hours ago

    Philip Hammond revealed that Cameron had raised the subject in an unpublished letter to . “As I noted to Mr Cameron during our meeting, the government is generally supportive of any private sector initiative that furthers UK-China collaboration”: Hammond.

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  9. 17 hours ago

    REVEALED: David Cameron discussed his $1bn UK-China investment fund with Chancellor Philip Hammond in Oct 2017. This was well within two years of leaving office, so he was under a lobbying ban at the time.

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  10. 17 hours ago

    LATEST: The world’s third largest multinational tobacco company has set up social media pages that adopt the appearance of lifestyle groups to help promote its Camel, Winston and American Spirit cigarette brands. Read our reveal on JTI here:

    A screen grab of Facebook's ad library showing competitions advertised by the Let's CML Instagram account – with no mention of Camel
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  11. 17 hours ago

    REVEALED: Tobacco giant Japan Tobacco International has been running disguised adverts for its brands on Facebook and Instagram 🚬

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  12. Retweeted
    Apr 24

    David Cameron discussed his $1bn China fund with then Chancellor Philip Hammond in 2017. This was within 2 yr lobbying ban and before getting ACOBA advice. (W/ ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩)

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    Apr 24

    New scoop from me and – David Cameron exploited lobbying loophole to discuss $1bn China fund with Treasury

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    Apr 23

    Are secret demands in Big Pharma's vaccine contracts holding governments to ransom? I recap our recent work uncovering the details of vaccine negotiations around the world in this week's newsletter. Sign up to get it in your inbox this weekend! ↓

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    Apr 23

    This is beyond shocking. Oxygen is in our air - how can anyone charge huge profit for it? looked into pricing of oxygen last year - it is not just a covid problem. Oxygen is needed to help many other conditions.

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  17. Apr 23

    One week to go! We've got three fantastic opps and you've got until April 30 to apply for: 👉Our environment reporter 👉Our lead antimicrobial resistance reporter, and 👉Our US health correspondent Check the thread below for all the info ⬇️

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    Don't miss this great investigative role on antibiotic resistance

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    Apr 22

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  20. Apr 22

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